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Maybe this is not the right point to ask this but are there any (even) bigger leaks of close-source software that have appeared? I always wondered what would ha
by patall 10y ago
Maybe this is not the right point to ask this but are there any (even) bigger leaks of close-source software that have appeared? I always wondered what would happen if parts of Windows or Google search engine became public.
- filmor 10y agoWindows 2000 and Half Life 2 spring to my mind immediately.
- mid-kid 10y agoUsually it's old software that gets leaked. Windows NT4 source code has leaked before, amongst others. It doesn't have much of an impact at that point, except for enthousiasts.
- badocr 10y agoNot sure if "appeared" is the right word in this case, but around 2004 there was a group/individual announcing Cisco Pix source for sale in a random "alt.gap.international.sales" (heh) newsgroup post. They also offered Napster source among other, less important, things. It was all over the tech news at the time.