Holy *&^%!!!!! This should prove to be quite interesting if true over the next couple of months!
Shannon Begin forwarded message: > From: Amit Kulkarni <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: February 12, 2004 3:53:58 PM CST > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [LSU-ITINFO] Windows NT, 2000 source code has been leaked > Reply-To: LSU Information Technology Listserv > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I went to this from Slashdot, tried to get to neowin's website but it > was already heavily loaded. > > <<< posted by ~momerath2003 >>> > Neowin has learned of shocking and potentially devastating news. It > would appear that two packages are circulating on the internet, one > being the source code to Windows 2000, and the other being the source > code to Windows NT. At this time, it is hard to establish whether or > not > full code has leaked, and this will undoubtedly remain the situation > until an attempt is made to compile them. Microsoft are currently > unavailable for comment surrounding this leak so we have no official > response from them at the time of writing. > > This leak is a shock not only to Neowin, but to the wider IT > industry. The ramifications of this leak are far reaching and > devastating. This reporter does not wish to be sensationalist, but the > number of industries and critical systems that are based around these > technologies that could be damaged by new exploits found in this source > code is something that doesn't bare thinking about. > > We ask that for the wider benefit of the IT community that members > and readers support Microsoft by forwarding anything they know about > the > leak to the Microsoft's Anti-Piracy department. > -- Shannon Roddy LIGO - Caltech 225.686.3106 (work) 225.933.7821 (cell) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
