Re: {OT} Windows source code leaked to the internet

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From: 4000 psi
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 15:24

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when they throw a couple of people in jail the source code will be un-leaked

"Phred" <ppnerkDELETETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:c0le3r$190cjo$1@ID-151056.news.uni-berlin.de...
> In article <c0l023$184srl$1@ID-200043.news.uni-berlin.de>,
> "Paul" <me@privacy.net> wrote:
> >* ProteanThread * wrote:
> >
> >> does this mean that Windows is now freeware ?  :o)
> >
> >No, but it means a lot of security patches may be obsolete.
> >Time for us all to move to Linux!  :)
>
> If having access to fragments of source code compromises security,
> then why do you recommend Linux?
>
>
> Cheers, Phred.
>
> --
> ppnerkDELETE@THISyahoo.com.INVALID
>

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