I am not sure that this is a hoax. Is there anything that would keep M$ from using GNU Make? Doesn't mean they have to use gcc. We already know that they used BSD code in their kernel.
Anyway, if this is not a hoax, get ready to unplug every winblows box in the world from the network! And then duck for cover.... Shannon On Feb 12, 2004, at 4:39 PM, John Hebert wrote: > Here's supposedly a list of the files in the > supposedly stolen source package: > http://heim.ifi.uio.no/~mortehu/files.txt > > I'm not sure this isn't a hoax. Notice the presence of > "gnumakefile" scattered throughout the list. I doubt > M$ is using GNU's make to build their OSs. > > --- Shannon Roddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 > > > ===== > 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]
