not likely.... We still have Longhorn and windows server 2003 to deal with which has a somewhat different codebase.....
On Feb 12, 2004, at 8:07 PM, -ray wrote: > > Yes we may have to unplug them all for a few weeks (months/years?). > But > maybe after that windows will finally be secure!! > > ray > > > On Thu, 12 Feb 2004, Shannon Roddy wrote: > >> 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] >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> General mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >> > > -- > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > Ray DeJean http://www.r-a-y.org > Systems Engineer Southeastern Louisiana University > IBM Certified Specialist AIX Administration, AIX Support > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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]
