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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.

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AGH!!!

Cover Your Asses!!

(If that's true... MyDoom may be just a children-joke compared to what could happen if this piece of news is true)

First, it's impossible that the full code could have been leaked. It's several GBs and noone at microsoft (except very trusted people) have access to even significant parts of the code.

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When I read that at neowin I could do no thing but laugh and imagine a yellow background with chrongues everywhere...

Neowin just was too dramatic on this one IMO...

[offtopic] Worms armageddon!

Seems weird... im waiting for reuters or bbc to mention it first... then i might believe it.

EDIT: http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe...leaked&sa=N&tab=wn

Refresh that page every 5 mins and notice how many new stories are put up.

Reads:

MAIN SOURCE: http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5158496.html

also:
- http://www.dvhardware.net/article2423.html
- http://itvibe.com/default.aspx?NewsID=1283
- http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1526390,00.asp
- http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/02/12/HNmicroleak_1.html
- http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1104_2-5158496.html

quite shocking news if they are true

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Originally posted by Guido
with chrongues everywhere...

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it's written in HTML


















lol joking
microsoft... i don't want the source code...

Microsoft would prob. have to overhaul windows if that is true On the bright side, they will find a lot of flaws, and correct them if a virus attack occurs...lol...

Actually, it's quite easy to get access to Microsoft source. They freely release it to universities, organisations etc.. once they've signed an agreement not to release the code.

Note: not FULL source

* dotNorma imagines....

Bill Gates is being escorted by gaurds and army planes to an underground tunnel. Hey inserts a key turns it , Enters a password , has his eye scanned and his voice recognized. He than walks down and emits 5 different passwords to five different gaurds and is let into a room with 17 computers. Each computer holds bits of the windows code and is not connected to the internet. They have 600000000000000000000000000000000000000000000gb encryption

um...NoName...WTF ARE U TALKING ABOUT?!?