ROGUE

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 . 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 mispelled as "rouge". See also nethack , moria , Angband .