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I was under the impression that the military and maybe other branches of the US government have "no East Egg" rules for software they use, and I expected that t
by tgb 8y ago
I was under the impression that the military and maybe other branches of the US government have "no East Egg" rules for software they use, and I expected that to be the justification. Is this true? I found one document from a .mil domain that specifies no Easter eggs [1] but I frankly don't know enough context to know if this is actual policy that would apply to Windows.
[1] http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a495389.pdf http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a495389.pdf
- 1996 8y agowould you mind pointing on which of the 133 pages is the rule? I could not find it after a quick glance.
- e1ven 8y agoI don't know if it is what tgb was referring to, but in section F-15, it says c) No Malicious Code. Developer warrants that the software shall not contain any code that does not support a software requirement and weakens the security of the application, including computer viruses, worms, time bombs, back doors, Trojan horses, Easter eggs, and all other forms of malicious code
- 1996 8y agoIt's interesting they classify eastereggs with malicious code! I'm glad I avoid doing business with the government.
- vitaflo 8y agoDo a search for "Easter". It's on page F-15.
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