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Commentary: Windows (inadvertently) opens up
February 14, 2004
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Microsoft cracks down on source code traders
February 18, 2004
Microsoft has sent several letters to people known to have posted Windows source code on the Internet, warning them to stop offering the files and erase any copies.
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China looks into Windows code
September 29, 2003
The Chinese government has set up a lab to study Microsoft Windows source code, a result of the software maker's campaign to combat the spread of open-source software in Asia.
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Microsoft lets governments into Office
September 19, 2004
The productivity package is added to the program that allows governments to see Microsoft source code.
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Microsoft probes Windows code leak
February 13, 2004
The software giant is investigating how a file containing some protected source code to Windows 2000 was posted to several underground sites and chat rooms.
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Windows code up for grabs
February 13, 2004
Net users are downloading pirated versions of Microsoft's source code, fueling concerns that hackers could crack open vital pieces of software that run millions of computers.
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Microsoft to release more source code?
February 7, 2005
Firm's developer unit may make available source code from popular tool for building user interfaces for Windows applications.
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Security experts play down Cisco leak
May 17, 2004
The leak of a significant amount of the company's latest source code will not result in a large number of vulnerabilities being found, security researchers say.
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Search on for source of leaked Windows code
February 13, 2004
Investigators are looking for clues as to how source code for Microsoft's Windows OS made its way onto the Net. An error report found in the code includes information related to a Microsoft partner.
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This week at Microsoft
February 11, 2005
Microsoft says Longhorn beta will arrive by June. Also: Company mulls releasing source code for tool used to build Windows programs.
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Microsoft may offer peek at SQL Server code
February 23, 2005
The company is looking at making the source code for the next version of SQL Server available under its shared-source program.
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Cisco investigates source code leak
May 17, 2004
The technology giant confirms that some of the proprietary source code that drives its networking hardware has appeared on the Internet.
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Beating Microsoft to the punch
January 4, 2006
newsmaker Ilfak Guilanov explains why he created an unofficial Windows patch that is drawing rare backing from antivirus firms.
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Security research suggests Linux has fewer flaws
December 14, 2004
Four years of research by a code-analysis firm finds that the latest open-source OS beats commercial software for quality.
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