Interview of the Windows XP SP2 Dev Team

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Interview of the Windows XP SP2 Dev Team

Posted by Hemos on Monday December 27, 2004 @02:11AM from the one-step-forward? dept.

Masa writes "SuperSite for Windows has a nice interview called "Windows XP Service Pack 2: The Inside Story". The interview gives a good insight, what kind of a project the Service Pack 2 was, how it got started and how huge effort it actually was." The ITMJ Product Guide is part of OSTG, as is Slashdot.

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Todd Wanke... by ProudClod · 2004-12-27 02:15 · Score: 4, Funny

Jesus Christ, hasn't the guy heard of Deedpoll!

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1. Re:Todd Wanke... by ProudClod · 2004-12-27 02:59 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  "Haw Haw, he said Cockpit" and so on...
  
  Apologies to Todd and all, I was very bored and the very first thing I noticed when I read the article (unlike many commenters) was a synonym for onanism. And I'm a sucker for the cheap pun.
  
  On the other hand, he's managing a project like that for Microsoft, he's probably too busy bathing in his lake of cash to care.
  
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what? by Nadsat · 2004-12-27 02:16 · Score: 5, Funny

I followed the link, but it was only a story about the quest for the Holy Grail. Except the Holy Grail was a dixie cup, and the crusaders took twice as long to search for it, but still came up with nothing, except t-shirts with corporate logos.

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1. Re:what? by ValourX · 2004-12-27 02:43 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  but still came up with nothing, except t-shirts with corporate logos
  
  "I went with Microsoft(TM) and all I got was this stupid 'I've been owned by script kiddies' shirt"
Re:FP! by CortoMaltese · 2004-12-27 02:17 · Score: 1, Funny

Coincidentally, the fortune cookie at the bottom reads "There is no substitute for good manners, except, perhaps, fast reflexes."
prophetic by OffTheLip · 2004-12-27 02:18 · Score: 5, Funny

"The reason we called it RC1 was that we wanted people to think that we were serious." I for one welcome our serious microsoft overlords... for a change.
wow...a long read by djeddiej · 2004-12-27 02:18 · Score: 4, Funny

The only thiung that really caught me was "lipstick on a chicken"... btw I am on holiday so anything too serious right now won't go in my mind anyway (too much alcohol)

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I'll get right on it... by djupedal · 2004-12-27 02:19 · Score: 4, Funny

...can't wait to read it, actually. Right after I finish reading the Worldwide Service Agreement that came with my lawnmower.
I see.... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-12-27 02:20 · Score: 4, Funny

"The SP2 product they shipped bore little resemblance to Microsoft's original plans for the release, but was instead a far more secure and stable product that, ultimately, made XP a better operating system." I knew it! Microsoft originally planned it to be unsecure and unstable!!!!! ~kalinga
Microsofties? by slapout · 2004-12-27 02:21 · Score: 4, Funny

"and a virtual team of Microsofties"

So is that like little fairies or something that write code while everyone is asleep?

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no-execute feature by Esine · 2004-12-27 02:41 · Score: 3, Funny

"An additional processor-based "no-execute" feature is expected to be offered in forthcoming Intel and AMD processors."

No Operation? (NOP, 0x90)
Re:Quite a Caucasian Crowd by Ann+Elk · 2004-12-27 02:51 · Score: 3, Funny

FWIW: Laurie Litwack is Canadian, Tokuro Yamashiro is of Asian heritage, and Jim Allchin is from another planet.
Interesting pictures by sl4shd0rk · 2004-12-27 02:54 · Score: 3, Funny

Those are pretty nice pictures for geeks. Almost *too* nice. Is this really a collection of programmers?

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Tux?? by tsager · 2004-12-27 03:24 · Score: 5, Funny

Following the first link in the story leads you to this picture (eventually):
http://www.winsupersite.com/images/reviews/war_tea m_85.jpg

Isn't that a penguin?
Isn't that Tux?
What's he doing there?
Spying?

Or... noo. They hold him captive??!
So glad by Muttonhead · 2004-12-27 03:39 · Score: 2, Funny

I'm so glad Slashdot devotes so many stories to Windows. I haven't used it in so long it nice to touch base now and then.
Re:This quote sums it up by Chyeld · 2004-12-27 05:13 · Score: 4, Funny

I believe that's actually XOR, thank you. Tyranny of OR would basicly be the tyranny of apathy, "Yeah, you could have either one, I don't care, as long as you have atleast one."