I was first told something like this early this week.  We were talking about
Linux, and the person told me that even Microsoft had  released some of its
code - and that it was even on the Internet.

I didn't think deeper since the fellow who told me thought Microsoft was
trying to copy Linux style.

WOW!!

Nyar'Onyango
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Momodou Camara" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 5:48 PM
Subject: FWD:Microsoft source code leaked over Internet


> Microsoft source code leaked over Internet
>
> By Allison Linn, The Associated Press Feb 12 2004 9:52PM
>
> Microsoft Corp. says incomplete portions of the source code for some
> versions of its Windows computer operating system were leaked over the
> Internet, but analysts caution it's too early to say how much damage the
> leak may cause.
>
> Microsoft spokesman Tom Pilla said Thursday that some pieces of source
> code -- the tightly guarded blueprint of its dominant computer operating
> system -- for its Windows 2000 and Windows NT4.0 operating systems had
> been "illegally made available on the Internet."
>
> Access to the source code could allow hackers to exploit the operating
> system and attack machines running some versions of Windows. Several
> versions of the operating system, including the ones containing leaked
> code, are used on hundreds of millions of computers worldwide.
>
>
> read more here:
> http://www.securityfocus.com/news/8037
>
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