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Microsoft Opens Source Code To KGB's Successor Agency 187

Posted by timothy on Friday July 09, 2010 @08:00AM from the we'll-trade-for-american-spyware dept.

Jack Spine writes "Microsoft has struck a deal with the Russian government which will give the FSB, successor to the KGB, access to the source code for Windows 7, among other products. The agreement is an extension of Microsoft's Government Security Program, according to a source with links to the UK government."

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In Soviet Russia... (Score:5, Funny)

by yanyan ( 302849 ) writes: on Friday July 09, 2010 @08:06AM (#32849280)

I give up. This is too easy.

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Re:Available as a Torrent in 3... 2... 1... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday July 09, 2010 @08:09AM (#32849294)

Lawsuit in 1.. 0..

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Re:security holes of releasing source code (Score:5, Funny)

by roystgnr ( 4015 ) writes: <[gro.srengots] [ta] [yor]> on Friday July 09, 2010 @08:11AM (#32849306) Homepage

Yeah, but Russia probably signed the same "We promise to hack Google first" agreement that China did, so from Microsoft's perspective it's win/win.

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Re:FSB is not "the" successor to the KGB (Score:3, Funny)

by Divide By Zero ( 70303 ) writes: on Friday July 09, 2010 @08:19AM (#32849340)

Certainly they won't give it to whatever directorate's in charge of conducting espionage. Spies are the most honorable government officials there are, and nobody in Moscow's looking to get ahead by bending any rules.

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Update email (Score:4, Funny)

by Linker3000 ( 626634 ) writes: on Friday July 09, 2010 @08:27AM (#32849366) Journal

Has anyone else just got the email from Microsoft regarding a critical security update that should be downloaded and installed immediately from windowsupdate.micros0ft.ru?

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Successor agency (Score:5, Funny)

by TrixX ( 187353 ) writes: on Friday July 09, 2010 @08:30AM (#32849396) Journal

Shouldn't the successor to KGB be called LHC... oh!

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Re:FSB is not "the" successor to the KGB (Score:3, Funny)

by Rogerborg ( 306625 ) writes: on Friday July 09, 2010 @08:32AM (#32849406) Homepage

Whoa, whoa, whoa, let's put it in terms we can all understand, shall we? Are you saying that the FSB is like the Klingon ISF, while the FSO and SVR are the equivalent of the DSF [wikia.com]?

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Re:In Soviet Russia... (Score:2, Funny)

by dimethylxanthine ( 946092 ) writes: <mr.fruit@gm a i l .com> on Friday July 09, 2010 @08:43AM (#32849482) Homepage

FSB caught your tongue?

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In Soviet Russia... (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday July 09, 2010 @08:53AM (#32849538)

In Soviet Russia, source opens YOU!

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Comment removed (Score:4, Funny)

by account_deleted ( 4530225 ) writes: on Friday July 09, 2010 @09:19AM (#32849768)

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Re:security holes of releasing source code (Score:3, Funny)

by dintech ( 998802 ) writes: on Friday July 09, 2010 @09:29AM (#32849880)

Yes, but I'm looking forward to Vindows 7.

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The conversation... (Score:3, Funny)

by lattyware ( 934246 ) writes: <gareth@lattyware.co.uk> on Friday July 09, 2010 @09:35AM (#32849942) Homepage Journal

Microsoft: So, we are agreed, you get access to our source code. FSA: Yes... we just have to add one question to our polygraph test for people reviewing the code? Microsoft: Yes. "Have you ever contributed, or plan to contribute, to open source software..."

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I'm a Russian (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday July 09, 2010 @10:25AM (#32850376)

and Windows 7 was my idea

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Re:In Soviet Russia... (Score:1, Funny)

by Chupathingy ( 1367637 ) writes: on Friday July 09, 2010 @10:39AM (#32850540)

If "In Soviet Russia, Microsoft gives you their source code,"
then "In Capitalist America.... You give Microsoft your source code."

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Re:security holes of releasing source code (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday July 09, 2010 @11:35AM (#32851140)

You've got to be kidding. The wall came down, man. We're best friends with the Russians now, right?
It's not like we've got spies in each-others countries or any of that nonsense anymore.
Next thing you'll try telling me we're going to have one of those old Cold War style "spy swaps" or something.

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Have fun! (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday July 09, 2010 @11:59AM (#32851442)

The windows 7 source code is huge!
If the russians can figure out any part of it then go them!

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Re:Available as a Torrent in 3... 2... 1... (Score:4, Funny)

by bigredradio ( 631970 ) writes: on Friday July 09, 2010 @12:00PM (#32851464) Homepage Journal

Hax0r: Ha! I have windows source code!!! (10 mins later) Hax0r: Humm.. now what?

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In Soviet Russia... (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Available as a Torrent in 3... 2... 1... (Score:1, Funny)

Re:security holes of releasing source code (Score:5, Funny)

Re:FSB is not "the" successor to the KGB (Score:3, Funny)

Update email (Score:4, Funny)

Successor agency (Score:5, Funny)

Re:FSB is not "the" successor to the KGB (Score:3, Funny)

Re:In Soviet Russia... (Score:2, Funny)

In Soviet Russia... (Score:1, Funny)

Comment removed (Score:4, Funny)

Re:security holes of releasing source code (Score:3, Funny)

The conversation... (Score:3, Funny)

I'm a Russian (Score:0, Funny)

Re:In Soviet Russia... (Score:1, Funny)

Re:security holes of releasing source code (Score:1, Funny)

Have fun! (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Available as a Torrent in 3... 2... 1... (Score:4, Funny)

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