Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 24th Jan 2006 18:19 UTC
"Elements of Microsoft's next-generation Web browsing software have been posted on a Windows-related blog site, including screen shots of what the application may look like and a link to some of its code. While the links to the build code for what appears to be a beta version of Internet Explorer 7 have since been yanked off the JCXP.net Windows forum, the site is still showing off roughly 14 screen shots of the browser. The person who originally posted the links and photos to the site has since removed the ability for users to click through to the code sample, reportedly at Microsoft's request. However, JCXP.net indicated that before removing the code it was downloaded as many as 12000 times."
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Member since:2005-07-06
That has always been MS's main reason given for not releasing code.....
And where did you get that tidbit of info?
Vulns are circulating before the actual product comes out XD
If they released a beta, then it's retarded to think no one will try to exploit it. And in this case, they have. But what "vulns" are you even talking about?
Member since:2005-10-18
Well, what reasons have MS given in the past about the reason they don't release source code and the reason they limit who has access to the source code of say, Windows?
Fear of exploits and vulns is the only reason that I've ever heard. If you know some other reasons, enlighten me 
I'm not talking about any specific vulns, just speculating, if you noticed, MS didn't politely ask to take the content off, it WENT OFF, as fast as possible too. I didn't even get a look at it, not even screenshots, unless I was going to the wrong site. The only link up there is just a news article about the site being taken down. I think that MS took it down to impede vulns. Maybe it's FUD, maybe it's not.
(vulns = vulnerabilities)
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Really? That’s news to me. Just a year ago I heard of a guy that got Win2k source code somehow, tried to sell it, next day FBI bagged him.
What p2p are you talking about? I HIGHLY doubt that the it's the REAL source code...
Do you have any proof? I've seen many things similar, advertising that it is the source code and stuff but would highly doubt it......
--ZaNkY
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/18/13 21:06 UTC
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/17/13 23:35 UTC, submitted by kragil
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/17/13 22:15 UTC, submitted by Tom
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/16/13 21:41 UTC
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/16/13 17:04 UTC
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/16/13 13:17 UTC
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I wonder why the code was downloaded 12,000 times..... lol
I have a feeling that MS will probably end up trying to rewrite some of that code for fear of "vulnerabilities".
That has always been MS's main reason given for not releasing code.....
Lol typical of MS: Vulns are circulating before the actual product comes out XD
Anyone know what exactly the code was of? Sounds like it may have been of the security areas (bad enough), I doubt it's the code of ALL of IE 7......
--ZaNkY