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Aron - Retired  |
Wether it is a hoax is unsure yet, but there are source code files of a couple of hundreds of MB's on the internet. I saw a few comments by developers already, and they say it looks pretty real. All related sites seem to be under extremely heavy load, and unreachable. The article: http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=17509&category=main If this is a true, expect hell to break out. Dozens of virusses, and a drastic change in MS. This post was edited by Aron on Feb 13 2004 09:54am. |
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_cmad_ - Ex-Student 
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Who cares about M$'s economy? As a matter of fact, who cares about M$?   And open source doesn't necessarily mean virus parade  Linux is open sourse  Open Source means better OS cuz MANY MANY MANY ppl can work on it and make better programs for it cuz they know how it works BTW: There's no reason to care about when LongHorn is going to be released orion IMHO it's gonna be as bad (or in the same low level) as all the other Windows's are. It might be better but I don't think there will be a dramatic change. I don't know much about longhorn (what it's like and stuff) so that's only guessing. _______________ Your friends of today, are your enemies of tomorrow. |
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Darkwood - Student 
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åwned  _______________ -Darkwood- |
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Monteeeeeee - Nugget 
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yer ! hackers Hack u to death and Crackers Crack your Skull _______________ If you add me to MSN, tell me who you are
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Aron - Retired 
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orion: there's a diff between "hackers" and "crackers"  |
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Jacen Aratan - Student |
Quote: And about time it was leaked OpenSource 4-ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yay for virus' and bad economy? |
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Orion - Retired 
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/me comes out of his corner I TOLD YOU SOO!!!!! VIVA LA OPEN SOURCE!!!! /me parades around with linux shirt and linux flag Actually from what i read from the /. replies and neowin the source that was leaked contains the WinSock source, parts of the IE source, and some parts of the nt kernel. which can be very bad. Even though the 2k source was from Serivce Pack one. I would expcet some very nasty virus' in the near future. And to be serious this is very bad, it could set Microsoft back on the lonhorn release or any other release and could cause economy issues...i hate hackers, even more than i dispise microsoft _______________ When a Man lies he murder's some part of the world. These are the pale deaths which men misscall there lives. All this I cannot bear to witness any longer. Cannot the kingdom of salvation take me home? -Cliff Burton Owner of Smily's 1900th comment | <Lady_Catherine> i love your sexy white socks! | (Lady_Catherine) i adore u! | (Lady_Catherine) onion (Lady_Catherine) i lub u This comment was edited by Orion on Feb 14 2004 02:55am. |
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Ashyr - Student 
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Wow. This could have a HUGE impact on the whole MS industry. Possibly even the economy (as said by Aron). Glad I have a Mac. _______________ Top ten reasons to get a better computer...|My fan |
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Aron - Retired
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The leaked source is about 650 mbs. The entire Win2000 source code pack is about 20 gigs. It is only a relatively small amount, but can still cause some major problems. |
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Buzz - Student 
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More information on what happened. Its a small amount of source code apparently. http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=569&ncid=738&e=1&u=/nm/20040213/tc_nm/tech_microsoft_dc _______________ When you are going through Hell, keep going. -Sir Winston Churchill. Those who seek power and control of others, no matter the level, no matter the intentions, should never be given it. |
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Charly - Student 
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IMHO Windows Millenium is the worst platform ever. It's so unstable and incompatible with so much hardware. I dread Millenium. |
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Charly - Student 
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Actually I'm not sure if it is. However, Aron didn't mean to say it was. It was just a joke piece of code meant to be funny |
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Achilles - Student 
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heh I didn't know Windows was based off C and/or C++ _______________ Padawan to the great Katan JA Brother to D@RTHM@ULR.I.P. Vladarion, may he find peace in the afterlife. |
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Bail Hope of Belouve - Student 
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dang, ... Hehe, suddenly I'm glad I have Windows Millenium _______________ Visit the Belouve Family Website! Quote: I try to have fun with my friends and try to make a difference as best I can. What does making a difference mean? Well, it can be as simple as saying hello, answering a question that seems obvious or heck, just talking. -- Vladarion
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Charly - Student
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OMG Aron... that code almost made me want to lie down... all the missing end if's :O I can just see you trying to compile it with that. 102840123840823190482 errors. 293834579348573905 warnings. *goes lie down* Hilarious stuff though This comment was edited by Charly on Feb 13 2004 10:39pm. |
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Stimpski - Student 
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Heh, Yesterday, when i tried looking at the story, neowin was /.ed (slashdotted - hammered by hits from /. readers) _______________ Stimpski (formerly known as DeathScythe many, many moons ago.) JA Forum ID - 3988 <insert generic &/OR witty tagline here> |
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_cmad_ - Ex-Student 
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And about time it was leaked OpenSource 4-ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! _______________ Your friends of today, are your enemies of tomorrow. |
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_cmad_ - Ex-Student
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haha cool _______________ Your friends of today, are your enemies of tomorrow. |
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Bubu - Hubbub 
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ROFL Aron hmm, i blame fluffy for this. _______________ make install -not war |
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Aron - Retired 
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but...but... the comments!! /me pastes a big chunk of source code Quote: /* Source Code Windows 2000 */ #include "win31.h" #include "win95.h" #include "win98.h" #include "workst~1.h" #include "evenmore.h" #include "oldstuff.h" #include "billrulz.h" #include "monopoly.h" #include "backdoor.h" #define INSTALL = HARD char make_prog_look_big(16000000); void main() { while(!CRASHED) { display_copyright_message(); display_bill_rules_message(); do_nothing_loop(); if (first_time_installation) { make_100_megabyte_swapfile(); do_nothing_loop(); totally_screw_up_HPFS_file_system(); search_and_destroy_the_rest_of-OS2(); make_futile_attempt_to_damage_Linux(); disable_Netscape(); disable_RealPlayer(); disable_Lotus_Products(); hang_system(); } //if write_something(anything); display_copyright_message(); do_nothing_loop(); do_some_stuff(); if (still_not_crashed) { display_copyright_message(); do_nothing_loop(); basically_run_windows_31(); do_nothing_loop(); } // if } //while if (detect_cache()) disable_cache(); if (fast_cpu()) { set_wait_states(lots); set_mouse(speed,very_slow); set_mouse(action,jumpy); set_mouse(reaction,sometimes); } //if /* printf("Welcome to Windows 3.1" ; *//* printf("Welcome to Windows 3.11" ; *//* printf("Welcome to Windows 95" ; *//* printf("Welcome to Windows NT 3.0" ; *//* printf("Welcome to Windows 98" ; *//* printf("Welcome to Windows NT 4.0" ; */printf("Welcome to Windows 2000" ;if (system_ok()) crash(to_dos_prompt) else system_memory = open("a:\swp0001.swp",O_CREATE); while(something) { sleep(5); get_user_input(); sleep(5); act_on_user_input(); sleep(5); } // while create_general_protection_fault(); } // main ow, and that wasnt serious, btw |
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Wolfwood - Student 
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I better start thinking of a new OS then :/ _______________ ~ Honor is a fool's prize. Glory is of no use to the dead ~ |
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DJ Sith - Jedi Council 
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Please refrain from posting bits of the source code here. That gets us in mucho trouble. Like "big guards with shotguns"* kind of trouble. If this is true then expect to see the end of the world. I can hear all the "I told you so's" coming from the OSS nerds in the corner. * Guess the movie! _______________ My car is made of Nerf. |
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Aron - Retired
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XP is largely based on 2000/NT, so yes. |
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Wolfwood - Student 
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When you have XP are you at risk then as well? _______________ ~ Honor is a fool's prize. Glory is of no use to the dead ~ |
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Buzz - Student 
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aron are you posting the link to view the source code like they are asking people not to do? _______________ When you are going through Hell, keep going. -Sir Winston Churchill. Those who seek power and control of others, no matter the level, no matter the intentions, should never be given it. |
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Aron - Retired
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Microsoft already made an official comment, but they seem to have removed it. It was here: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2004/Feb04/02-12windowssource.asp some of it was: Quote: Microsoft's Tom Pilla has confirmed the leak stating: "Today we became aware that incomplete portions of Windows 2000 and NT 4.0 source code was illegally made available on the Internet" If this is actually true, this can cause SERIOUS problems, for the entire IT sector, and maybe even the economy. This comment was edited by Aron on Feb 13 2004 06:24am. |
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