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Windows 2000 & Windows NT 4 Source Code Leaks
PeterHammer writes "Neowin.net is reporting that Windows 2000 and Windows NT source code has been leaked to the internet. More on this as we hear it."
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Yay! :D
Now we'll have all sorts of new viruses and worms....
The cesspool just got a check and balance.
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Hell no! NO wine/winex/reactos/programmer should even click on any link anywhere near where tehy might find the source code. THEY CAN NOT LET THIS EFFECT THE WORK!
Talk about killing the programs, who's gonna pay the legal bills when MS sues the shit out of the projects and everyone who's a dev? Esp when it's a clear cut case that they ripped it? You?
No, no dev will go near this ever...
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In addition to the security implications this has, think about the implications this has on OSS writers? Previously, M$ tried to show the souce code to Windows to college students in the hope that they couldn't write OSS code because they'd have seen the Windows source.
This gives M$ a leg to stand on if they attempt to claim that any OSS has Windows code in it.
Any OSS writer that manages to get the code should proceed with caution.
This is serious. The last thing the open source community needs is for Microsoft to have an excuse to claim that some of THEIR code has shown up in the Linux kernel. As long as open source developers keep their eyes away from the code, they won't be influenced, and thus they will not write code which Microsoft can claim resembles Windows code too much.
In fact, this is such a huge problem for open source, that I would not be surprised if Microsoft leaked the code intentionally. See, it doesn't MATTER if they leaked their code. It'll never hurt their business, because anyone who steals code will get a prompt visit from Microsoft lawyers and a copyright violation suit. If Microsoft even can find half an excuse to sue you over this, you will starve to death, because they'll take everything you have.
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Free Software community: PLEASE, keep yourself clean here. I know it's tempting to look at the code so you have something to snicker at, but TRUST ME, you just do not want to open up that can of worms.
On the other hand, if you never intend to contribute to a high-profile open source project, please, feel free to look at the code all you like. It's probably something good to amuse yourself with.
SCO is a gnat on the windshield of IBM. But even IBM would not enjoy taking on Microsoft. Besides, Microsoft would never be foolish enough to go after IBM. They'd just sue the little people who can't defent themselves. And it doesn't even matter if they lose, because Microsoft will run you in the ground just on legal fees. They will make your lawyer rich and yourself destitute.
Sound alarmist? This is Microsoft we're talking about here. Every day, they thumb their noses at the DOJ settlement and its ineffective orders. Microsoft is STILL very much a danger to everyone.
Companies and universities have had access to Windows source for decades.
No, this "won't be the day that changes everything." Don't be so melodramatic...
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Quoth the Ballmer on this subject: "I can assure you that we know there has been no compromise of the integrity of the source code; that it has not been modified or tampered with in any way." Okay... it hasn't been modified... but is the source loose in the wild or not? Here's where I found it.
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from itvibe.com:
Steve Ballmer, Chief Executive and President of Microsoft has said in a statement, "I can assure you that we know there has been no compromise of the integrity of the source code; that it has not been modified or tampered with in any way." Panic over then.
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And if you are an open-source software developer and you look over the WinBlows source code, you are likely to introduce those security exploits into your open-source project.
ack, i must've used proprietary source from windows in my apps :(
/*variable*/
int i;
Here is a link to the real source code(no really).
Check it out and lots of laughs.
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(For the more literal-minded Slashdot readers: no I haven't really seen the code. This is a cheap jab at Microsoft, implying their code is derivative of unix and linux code,)
wouldn't that make windows more secure?
It was reported that this couldn't possible be the entire source because the source is 40 million lines and a total of 40 gigabytes. Let's do the math... 40000000000 / 40000000 = 1000 characters per line. Doesn't that seem a little lengthy? I mean, really...
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Windows source code leaked, says Microsoft
SEATTLE - Microsoft said late Thursday parts of the source code for its Windows 2000 and Windows NT 4.0 operating systems have been illegally leaked over the internet. The source code leak could allow hackers to attack machines running some versions of Windows. A spokesperson for Microsoft told The Associated Press that the company had just learned about the leak and is investigating. Microsoft spokesperson Tom Pilla says it doesn't appear the company's corporate network has been breached. While the company has provided parts of its source code to U.S. government agencies, foreign governments and universities, it does argue its code is proprietary and is not public.
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