By Iain Thomson [13-02-2004]
File published online will be of limited use to hackers
The source code leak from Microsoft is not as serious as first feared, security experts have advised.
Early indications are that the code that has been published will be of limited use to hackers. The 658MB which has been posted online in a compressed file makes up less than two per cent of the total source code for Windows 2000 and NT.
"I wouldn't be panicking too much," said Graham Titterington, senior analyst at Ovum.
"Understanding source code is a difficult job even for skilled hackers, and it's unclear how much good it will do them."
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By Nate Mook, BetaNews
February 13, 2004
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.
Analysis indicates files within the leaked archive are only a subset of the Windows source code, which was licensed to Mainsoft for use in the company's MainWin product. MainWin utilizes the source to create native Unix versions of Windows applications.
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