Microsoft To Share Office Source Code

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Microsoft To Share Office Source Code

Posted by Hemos on Monday September 20, 2004 @12:00AM from the aftershocks-to-ensue dept.

I_Love_Pocky! writes "According to this article, Microsoft is going to give its source code for Office 2003 to more than 30 different world governments. The purpose? So they can inspect the code for security flaws."

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governements by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-20 00:02 · Score: -1, Redundant

... are all evil ... evil I tells ya!!
How many ... by dorward · 2004-09-20 00:03 · Score: -1, Redundant

How many governments are there which govern entire worlds?
Re:lol by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-20 00:04 · Score: -1, Redundant

Yeah, that's what I'm waiting for also. Should be interesting.
Love it by segfault7375 · 2004-09-20 00:07 · Score: -1, Redundant

That's what I love about Microsoft, they always come up with these new and innovative ideas! I can't believe that no one ever thought of this before! :-/
Start your source leak counters by otisg · 2004-09-20 00:15 · Score: -1, Redundant

Aren't they afraid of P2P networks? If various versions of their OS, originally licensed to world governments, keep leaking, don't they think these sources will leak, too? Brave or dumb or... sneaky?

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how to adopt MSOffice2003 formats by linuxislandsucks · 2004-09-20 00:27 · Score: 0, Redundant

Its simple download OO at:

http://www.openoffice.org

and best bet no security flaWS!!!!

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WARNING WARNING by slashname3 · 2004-09-20 01:38 · Score: 0, Redundant

This is a trick to taint as many programmers as possible. By releasing the source code MS will then be able to go after open source software in a year or two claiming that proprietary code has been used getting the courts to grant them huge sums against various firms using open source products.

This includes those products that were reverse engineered since similar code has to be found in the open source programs to make them compatible with MS programs.

WARNING WARNING Will Robinson!