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Microsoft Opens Source Code To KGB's Successor Agency

Posted by timothy on from the we'll-trade-for-american-spyware dept.

Jack Spine writes "Microsoft has struck a deal with the Russian government which will give the FSB, successor to the KGB, access to the source code for Windows 7, among other products. The agreement is an extension of Microsoft's Government Security Program, according to a source with links to the UK government."

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  1. In Soviet Russia... by yanyan · · Score: 5, Funny

    I give up. This is too easy.

  2. Re:security holes of releasing source code by roystgnr · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yeah, but Russia probably signed the same "We promise to hack Google first" agreement that China did, so from Microsoft's perspective it's win/win.

  3. Update email by Linker3000 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Has anyone else just got the email from Microsoft regarding a critical security update that should be downloaded and installed immediately from windowsupdate.micros0ft.ru?

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  4. Successor agency by TrixX · · Score: 5, Funny

    Shouldn't the successor to KGB be called LHC... oh!

  5. Re:security holes of releasing source code by pandrijeczko · · Score: 3, Funny

    and the British, not sure who else

    Indeed, old chap. And we will tip our bowler hats at you when we've stopped having a jolly good laugh at it.

    "Gor blimey, luv-a-duck, Mary Poppins! 'av ya seen the state of those header files for Minesweeper!"

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  6. Re:Available as a Torrent in 3... 2... 1... by bigredradio · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hax0r: Ha! I have windows source code!!! (10 mins later) Hax0r: Humm.. now what?

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