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Slashdot was originally created in September of 1997 by Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda. Today it is owned by OSTG, which, in turn is owned by VA Software. Slashdot is run primarily by me [Rob Malda] and by Jeff "Hemos" Bates, who posts stories and manages other sites for OSTG. Slashcode is wrangled and various other deeds of a technical nature are committed by the OSTG Slashteam: Jamie McCarthy, Chris "Pudge" Nandor, Brian "Krow" Aker, and Jon "CowboyNeal" Pater. Editorial responsibilities are still handled by Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda, along with the rest of the Slashdot Authors: Jeff "Hemos" Bates, Timothy Lord (Managing Editor), Cliff Wood (Ask Slashdot Editor), Michael Sims, Jamie McCarthy (YRO Sectior), Simon "Simoniker" Carless (Games Section) and Jon 'CowboyNeal' Pater (Editor at Very Large).

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