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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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From the FSF and many other organizations. As well as a few more patches.
They must have been running it on the code that was leaked. Typical of Windows to bow under pressure, and finally snap with a dry cracking sound.
who the hell would run a critical system with Microsoft rubbish ?
You overestimate the average IT customer. Whevever I hear someone say proudly that they have a big-ass server running Windows 2000 that controls things like parts of our insurance or finance industry, I cringe. I've also seen little camoflaged portable computers running Windows for the military (cringe again). You know, some people have even put Windows on a United States Navy ship (after Billy G. bought stock in the shipyard, I hear). We have all heard the story of it being towed back to port.
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Let's not forget the inevitable:
int PlayVideo( LPFARRANDOMMACRO *foo ) {
if( __USING_COMPETING_PRODUCT__ ) {
crash_system();
}
}
I'm pretty sure that "backwards engineering" stuff is illegal now (for King George's subjects anyway), thanks to the Patriot act.
The Russians have won. They have made the world a cesspool of distrust, greed, fear and hate.
Anyone?
I happen to know that Microsoft employees DO integrate open source into Microsofts products.
I happen to be at a place where I am constantly surrounded by Microsoft employees and overheard one of them say to another 'nah, don't waste your time coding all that... just grab it from the Linux source code. It'll save you some time'
Maybe now someone could verify that...
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This sounds like a really good way to distribute a linux virus, now that every linux user out there is downloading and potentially compiling it.
This "leak" has certainly created a FUD-storm of epic proportions, in all senses of the word. US FUD - Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. Scottish FUD - (sl) literal meaning a vagina, usually used (in much the same way as the word dick) to refer to a foolish, vacant, disagreeable, and gullible person. The code, on first glance, seems to have been written by fuds. The resulting software has been bought by fuds. Now more rabid SlashFuds are seriously suggesting fixing MicroFuds problems for them (for free - the fuds!), and talking about "contamination" of people working on OSS. Let MicroFud fix their own problems, although if you fancy a laugh try posting some bogus vulnerabilities to an exploit site - send the microsoft monkeys and would-be hackers on a fruitless quest to find them! Software is mathematics, how can you patent 1+1=2? Anyone bright enough to make sense of this spaghetti code would have to be stupid enough to port it comments and all to their project in order for MS to have a case. I bet the MS legal fuds are reading the posts of the conspiracy fuds with interest, don't give them ideas!
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you're stupid
why the fuck this post ?
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And I'm not AC.
the 'flamebait' on this one was part of a mod-bomb.
My God, it's Full of Source!
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