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China Prepares To Examine MS Windows Code

Posted by timothy on from the and-yours-too-if-you'd-like dept.

Stargoat writes "CNet reports that China is looking into MS's source code for Windows. They are looking both to increase security as well as perhaps create a Chinese version of Linux. Or are they perhaps concerned with rumors of deliberate holes left in the software for the NSA to exploit?" Here's an earlier Slashdot post about the Microsoft-China agreement.

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  1. Backdoors by pubjames · · Score: 5, Funny

    reports have said that the search for backdoors installed by national intelligence agencies is also among the aims of the agreement.

    MS drone Bob: Did you remember to send those CDs of the source code to the Chinese?

    MS drone Dave: Yes, I did it this morning. Posted it Express delivery!

    MS drone Bob: You did remember to send the version with the backdoors taken out, didn't you?

    MS drone Dave: D'oh! [Slaps forehead]

  2. Re:Can China regerate a standard build ? by bazik · · Score: 5, Funny
    It would be interesting to see if the Chinese can type 'make'[...]

    Actually its
    ./configure --with-bugs --with-bsd-tcp --enable-features=bluescreen,solitaire,minesweeper && make && make kernel32.exe
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  3. Re:Why on earth would... by richie2000 · · Score: 4, Funny
    Why on earth would looking at Windows source code help with a Chinese version of Linux?

    Can anyone tell us what the Chinese symbols for "What not to do and how not to do it" are?

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