Slashdot effect is strong on this one... Feel the force.....
On Feb 12, 2004, at 4:26 PM, John Hebert wrote: > Well, that site has been shut down. > > --- Dennis Rowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> http://leak.windowsbeta.net/ >> >> >> On Thu, 2004-02-12 at 16:11, Shannon Roddy wrote: >>> 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] >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> General mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> -- >> emerge -p world >> Louisiana State University >> Biological and Agricultural Department >> (www.bae.lsu.edu) >> Computer Systems Administrator >> Ph: 225.578.1072, E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > ===== > John Hebert > 'cat /dev/random | perl' > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online. > http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > -- Shannon Roddy LIGO - Caltech 225.686.3106 (work) 225.933.7821 (cell) [EMAIL PROTECTED]
