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MS Proposes Disclosing Windows Source To India
raghuram writes "Interesting news from Economic Times of India, I found an interesting story, Microsoft Planning to Share Code with India." He excerpts from that article: "Microsoft has already made a proposal to the ministry of information technology (of India) for sharing the Windows source code with one government body. The nature of the body has not been spelt out; it will presumably be worked out after discussions between the company and the government officials. Interestingly, the offer comes at a time when state governments are showing interest in rival Linux operating system as the latter's source code is free and downloadable from the internet."
Does this remind anyone else of the girl behind the bushes who'd promise to show you hers if you let her see yours, but never quite followed through?
Even Jesus hates listening to Creed.
6 hours? The minute this was announced, the source showed up in sidewalk kiosks in China.
"It never got weird enough for me." - HST (RIP)
No if they wanted to get into Microsoft's good graces they'd just start paying for software.
Why Slashdot is under attack
... it could be Windows 3.11 that they're gonna release the source for.
Today, Indian government officials examined the Microsoft Windows source code and realized that 99% of the code, when printed in landscape, formed an image that faintly represented a fat, sweaty, balding man screaming around a stage like a monkey.
IGB: More fun than eating oatmeal!
"6 hours? The minute this was announced, the source showed up in sidewalk kiosks in China."
Actually it was Linux with a Windows logo set as the wallpaper.
-India
/* Source Code Windows XP */ //if // if //while //if /* printf("Welcome to Windows 3.1"); */ /* printf("Welcome to Windows 3.11"); */ /* printf("Welcome to Windows 95"); */ /* printf("Welcome to Windows NT 3.0"); */ /* printf("Welcome to Windows 98"); */ /* printf("Welcome to Windows NT 4.0"); */ // while // main
#include "win31.h"
#include "win95.h"
#include "win98.h"
#include "workst~1.h"
#include "evenmore.h"
#include "oldstuff.h"
#include "billrulz.h"
#include "monopoly.h"
#include "backdoor.h"
#define INSTALL = HARD
char make_prog_look_big(16000000);
void main()
{
while(!CRASHED)
{
display_copyright_message();
display_bill_rules_message();
do_nothing_loop();
if (first_time_installation)
{
make_100_megabyte_swapfile();
do_nothing_loop();
totally_screw_up_HPFS_file_system();
search_and_destroy_the_rest_of-OS2();
make_futile_attempt_to_damage_Linux();
disable_Netscape();
disable_RealPlayer();
disable_Lotus_Products();
hang_system();
}
write_something(anything);
display_copyright_message();
do_nothing_loop();
do_some_stuff();
if (still_not_crashed)
{
display_copyright_message();
do_nothing_loop();
basically_run_windows_31();
do_nothing_loop();
}
}
if (detect_cache())
disable_cache();
if (fast_cpu())
{
set_wait_states(lots);
set_mouse(speed,very_slow);
set_mouse(action,jumpy);
set_mouse(reaction,sometimes);
}
printf("Welcome to Windows 2000");
if (system_ok())
crash(to_dos_prompt)
else
system_memory = open("a:\swp0001.swp",O_CREATE);
while(something)
{
sleep(5);
get_user_input();
sleep(5);
act_on_user_input();
sleep(5);
}
create_general_protection_fault();
}
(Hehe. Code courtesy of this funny site and reproduced here for your enjoyment.)
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Really, what would you want the code to Windows for? There are already bootleg binaries for those so inclined. The source code for all that bloat has to be reams and reams of bad hackery, worse patches, and blatant bandaids.
I suppose there would be the humor factor of being able to point out the lines that say,
// Leave commented out until appeals are over.
// remove( "C:\Program Files\Netscape\Netscape.exe" );
I mentioned this the last time someone asked what I'd want the windows source for:
/home/archives/windows strcpy
grep -r
It would teach me tons about finding overflows, I'm sure....
it doesn't matter as long as it works in the real world
this is one place where i think capitalism really shines
people won't stand for something ineffecient just because so and so would like to keep it that way so they can get rich, and the market will kill off companies that can't adapt as needed
when Indian programmers start dying of laughter after reading windows source code?
tcboo
#include ba_doom_ching.h
Escher was the first MC and Giger invented the HR department.
They have correct source code??
"I object to doing things that computers can do." -- Olin Shivers, lispers.org
>MS Proposes Disclosing Windows Source To India
India plans nuclear retaliation any minute now!
If Google really cared they would fix Android Chrome to reflow text, instead of discriminating
1) Build Nuke
2) Prove that you may be crazy enough to use it
3) Threaten M$ that your going open source
4) M$ gives you source code
5) ???
6) Profit
Life moves pretty fast; if you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. -FB
Damn those richie developed countries like disposing industrial wastage to developing countries....oh wait, disclosing not disposing?...nevermind then
The world isn't round... it's elliptical :P
I just ate. :-)
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