Windows Leaking Again

Well the hot news of the past couple of days is the leak of Win2k and WinNT source code to the Internet. Though its prolly not a good idea to go and search for the code I'm going to guess it won't be that hard to acquire.

Microsoft probes Windows code leak
"A spokesman said late Thursday that incomplete portions of Windows 2000 and Windows NT were illegally posted to the Internet.

"It's illegal for third parties to post Microsoft source code," spokesman Tom Pilla said. "We obviously take that very seriously."

Microsoft said it is investigating how the code got on the Internet and is working with law enforcement. "We will take all appropriate legal actions as we move forward with the investigation," Pilla said. "

And the source of the leak was later discovered.

Windows Source Leak Traces Back to Mainsoft
"BetaNews has learned that Thursday's leak of the Windows 2000 source code originated not from Microsoft, but from long-time Redmond partner Mainsoft.

The leaked code includes 30,915 files and was apparently removed from a Linux computer used by Mainsoft for development purposes. Dated July 25, 2000, the source code represents Windows 2000 Service Pack 1."

Not a good day for Mainsoft since it would appear that their cash cow is now going to turn sour and possibly crap on them.

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