1. [Unix] n. A Dungeons-and-Dragons-like game using character
graphics, written under BSD Unix and subsequently ported to other
Unix systems. The original BSD curses(3) screen-handling package was
hacked together by Ken Arnold primarily to support games, and the
development of rogue(6) popularized its use; it has since become one
of Unix's most important and heavily used application libraries.
Nethack, Omega, Larn, Angband, and an entire subgenre of computer
dungeon games (all known as `roguelikes') all took off from the
inspiration provided by rogue(6); the popular Windows game Diablo,
though graphics-intensive, has very similar play logic. See also
{nethack}, {moria}, {Angband}.
2. [Usenet] adj. An {ISP} which permits net abuse (usually in the
form of {spam}ming) by its customers, or which itself engages in such
activities. Rogue ISPs are sometimes subject to {IDP}s or {UDP}s.
Sometimes deliberately misspelled as "rouge".
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[Reference(s) to this entry by made by: {Angband}{moria}{nethack}{wizard mode}]