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Microsoft Finally To Patch 17-Year-Old Bug

Posted by timothy on from the not-quite-barely-legal dept.

eldavojohn writes "Microsoft is due for a very large patch this month, in which five critical holes (that render Windows hijackable by an intruder) are due to be fixed, in addition to twenty other problems. The biggest change addresses a 17-year-old bug dating back to the days of DOS, discovered in January by their BFF Google. The patch should roll out February 9th."

3 of 251 comments (clear)

  1. Re:When is /. going to actually do more then just by TempestRose · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why do I always NOT have mod points when I really need them? +1 Fucking HooRah! Go get em...

  2. Re:You joke, but I think he'd like to by Zero__Kelvin · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    "I though I wonder if Linus meant "We are not the streamlined, small, hyper-efficient microkernel I envisioned 15 years ago.".

    Andrew Tanenbaum was for a microkernel architecture. Linus argued in favor of a monolithic architecture,as you can see here.

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  3. Re:Maybe I'll have to take your word for it? by binarylarry · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Dear Sir,

    You are a clueless moron.

    Regards,
    binarylarry

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