nsane.forums Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Microsoft has fixed an issue with a program used to connect the Linux kernel to Microsoft's HyperV software that contained a piece of code labeled 0xB16B00B5, or "big boobs". There are apparently still some programmers out there who think creating adolescent pranks are OK when working on the job. An example of this came to light this week when someone discovered a piece of code in a Microsoft software product that, well, was not supposed to be there. The BBC reports that the hexadecimal string "0xB16B00B5" was put by someone at Microsoft for a system that allows the Linux kernel to work with Microsoft's HyperV software. The "0xB16B00B5" code translates into "big boobs." The chuck of code was discovered by Linux programmers when it was sent out to a mailing list. Network World reports that Microsoft was alerted to the issue and sent out this statement: We thank the community for reporting this issue and apologize for the offensive string. We have submitted a patch to fix this issue and the change will be published in a future release of the kernel. There is no word on who actually put in this code at Microsoft, nor if Microsoft plans any kind of disciplinary action for the unknown programmer. Some people on the mailing list were not amused; one of them, Linux developer Matthew Garrett, wrote on his blog: At the most basic level it's just straightforward childish humour, and the use of vaguely-English strings in magic hex constants is hardly uncommon. But it's also specifically male childish humour. Puerile sniggering at breasts contributes to the continuing impression that software development is a boys club where girls aren't welcome. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBs Posted July 20, 2012 Share Posted July 20, 2012 Someone was obviously thinking about big boobs while coding :D Why are they taking it so serious.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T4C Fantasy Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Someone was obviously thinking about big boobs while coding :D Why are they taking it so serious.. even your name..... stands for Big Boobs... bet it was you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
implague Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 ohh i am enjoying this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Screenshots please :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sands Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 That guy who wrote that in his blog sounds like a huge douche. Is it really that big of a deal? Yeah it should be patched, but he made it sound like the end of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T4C Fantasy Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 i wonder if they will ever find the cumming penis code... its in there... probably somewhere near the big boobs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy57 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Screenshots please :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeMasteR Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madeinheaven Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Nice to see you here again n0_risk! keep posting more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myidisbb Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 i think the real reason microsfot fix it was that it allows the Linux kernel to work with Microsoft's HyperV software. i think there was more to this. just my thoughts on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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