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Abuse the source, Luke.
restin256:
Is this a good thing? Eventually people might illigally modify the source code, or interpret it and rewrite it, and people would be using secure windows (I know, an oxymoron) on their desktop. Somehow the source could be modified against anybody detecting it, or it would possibly register as a Linux or BSD box.
If people looked over the source and rewrote it in C or something that had perfect memory handling, and then copywrighted their code under GNU, we could probably say goodbye to Microsoft on the desktop. The thing it it's illigal but if nobody could prove that they looked at Windows as the source they could never be punished.
mobrien_12:
quote:Originally posted by restin256:
Is this a good thing? Eventually people might illigally modify the source code, or interpret it and rewrite it, and people would be using secure windows (I know, an oxymoron) on their desktop. Somehow the source could be modified against anybody detecting it, or it would possibly register as a Linux or BSD box.
If people looked over the source and rewrote it in C or something that had perfect memory handling, and then copywrighted their code under GNU, we could probably say goodbye to Microsoft on the desktop. The thing it it's illigal but if nobody could prove that they looked at Windows as the source they could never be punished.
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We don't need MS code. We already have open source stuff that is better than MS stuff (numerous BSD, Linux, darwin, etc). The only thing useful we could get out of MS code would be better compatibility with closed formats (NTFS, undocumented Win32 APIs) but people on those projects wouldn't want to look at MS code for fear of tainting their work and having it SCOd.
restin256:
quote:Originally posted by M. O'Brien:
The only thing useful we could get out of MS code would be better compatibility with closed formats (NTFS, undocumented Win32 APIs) but people on those projects wouldn't want to look at MS code for fear of tainting their work and having it SCOd.
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People wouldn't actually use the source code in an Open Source windows imitation like ReactOS, they would just remake it. Compatability is a good thing, and for the people who prefer C:\ and D:\ (not me) it'd be easier for newbies to switch to the open-source movement.
Claris:
Apparently the portion of the source code stolen was about 600-650 mb, which conveniently fits on a CD. It was stolen by an employee of MainSoft, a microsoft partner trusted with the code for a project they were working on.
mc0282:
let's see here the source contain most of windows kernel, shit load of crap notepad,media player,sol,etc... so much source code to view at once.. no i am not saying have this source code or do i ? who knows
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