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Creator of the torrent posted on reddit about it: https://www.reddit.com/r/windowsxp/comments/iz46du/the_windows_xp_source_code_has_been_leaked_on/g6gwcpo/?utm_

Creator of the torrent posted on reddit about it: https://www.reddit.com/r/windowsxp/comments/iz46du/the_windows_xp_source_code_has_been_leaked_on/g6gwcpo/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 https://www.reddit.com/r/windowsxp/comments/iz46du/the_windo...

SquareWheel 6y ago
>And also, Microsoft claims to love open source so then I guess they'll love how open this source code is now that it's passed around on BitTorrent. One can love open-source and still be against license violations. What a warped world view.
- LargoLasskhyfv 6y ago
  License is violation!
  - LargoLasskhyfv 6y ago
    I'm hereby revoking your license to downvote my blissful freedom of expression, thereby messing with my pursuit of happiness, causing stress! (Marshal! To the yard! Switch that ugly element out of my train of thought!)
  - prophesi 6y ago
    Yeah, if it were a violation of an _open source_ license, then the parent comment would make more sense. Microsoft's love for open source is surface level; they love how easy it is to embrace, extend, and extinguish.
- mirthflat83 6y ago
  He was obviously joking.
- toyg 6y ago
  I mean, he uses the term "OG Microsoft source code". He's just a kid.
  - vultour 6y ago
    That's some serious reach.
- saagarjha 6y ago
  This sounds like a joke.
heavyset_go 6y ago
Wait, so is this something new, or just a re-release of whatever was going around on the net for years that was called the WinXP source?
- qwerty1234599 6y ago
  Oh there's a lot of stuff like this floating around. Important source code acquired and leaked by a script kiddie who has zero clue how valuable it is. Probably uploading and posting it to some small forum, where everybody else has even less clue. Then it can take years until an actually knowledgeable person stumbles upon it and makes it known to the world.
- acqq 6y ago
  One can get a list of files included without ever downloading any content (e.g. from the command line) and based on that, it looks like a troll trying to ride on the current interest. Happens all the time. It seems that the list of files doesn't include anything that appears new (there were reports about the older sources leaked before and the list matches these), but includes the high troll insanity material about prominent "control" via "vaccinating the world".
a5withtrrs 6y ago
The creator also included a bunch of wild conspiracy theory stuff in the torrent as well about Bill Gates and vaccinations etc which blows the torrent size out by a fair chunk.
- pcdoodle 6y ago
  It's actually quite interesting to watch, That James guy does a really good job with the research.

SquareWheel 6y ago

>And also, Microsoft claims to love open source so then I guess they'll love how open this source code is now that it's passed around on BitTorrent. One can love open-source and still be against license violations. What a warped world view.

LargoLasskhyfv 6y ago
License is violation!
- LargoLasskhyfv 6y ago
  I'm hereby revoking your license to downvote my blissful freedom of expression, thereby messing with my pursuit of happiness, causing stress! (Marshal! To the yard! Switch that ugly element out of my train of thought!)
- prophesi 6y ago
  Yeah, if it were a violation of an _open source_ license, then the parent comment would make more sense. Microsoft's love for open source is surface level; they love how easy it is to embrace, extend, and extinguish.
mirthflat83 6y ago
He was obviously joking.
toyg 6y ago
I mean, he uses the term "OG Microsoft source code". He's just a kid.
- vultour 6y ago
  That's some serious reach.
saagarjha 6y ago
This sounds like a joke.

heavyset_go 6y ago

Wait, so is this something new, or just a re-release of whatever was going around on the net for years that was called the WinXP source?

qwerty1234599 6y ago
Oh there's a lot of stuff like this floating around. Important source code acquired and leaked by a script kiddie who has zero clue how valuable it is. Probably uploading and posting it to some small forum, where everybody else has even less clue. Then it can take years until an actually knowledgeable person stumbles upon it and makes it known to the world.
acqq 6y ago
One can get a list of files included without ever downloading any content (e.g. from the command line) and based on that, it looks like a troll trying to ride on the current interest. Happens all the time. It seems that the list of files doesn't include anything that appears new (there were reports about the older sources leaked before and the list matches these), but includes the high troll insanity material about prominent "control" via "vaccinating the world".

a5withtrrs 6y ago

The creator also included a bunch of wild conspiracy theory stuff in the torrent as well about Bill Gates and vaccinations etc which blows the torrent size out by a fair chunk.

pcdoodle 6y ago
It's actually quite interesting to watch, That James guy does a really good job with the research.