Apologies as Microsoft's hiding obscene words in the Linux kernel

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As Microsoft's server virtualization systemHyper-V, But we promised apology and amend the relevant part, because it hid the word "big boobs" in the code to support Hyper-V in the Linux kernel.

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In the past, Microsoft insisted that open source software such as Linux was in conflict with patents possessed, and had a conflict with the Linux community. However, due to the fact that users also use Microsoft products and Linux in virtual environments, in July 2009,Provide source code of 20 thousand lines to the Linux community. Performance improvement when running Linux on Hyper-V was expected.

The other day, Linux developer Paolo BonziniDiscover the character string "0xB16B00B5" in the codeDid. This expresses the word under the condition that only hexadecimal notation can be written by replacing "i" to "1" and "o (o)" to "0 (zero)"HexspeakWhat means "big boobs" in. It is a value required as a signature of Linux guest OS in Hyper-V, originally "0x0B00B135".

Here is the part of the problem.
[PATCH 17/64] Staging: hv: vmbus_drv: Move the content of hv.h to hyperv_vmbus.h - Linux Driver Devel


Mr. Matthew Garrett, a RedHat developer who knew Paolo's discovery, was furious with this as "childish humor by a man." Originally it is sensitive to women's rights and sex discrimination, "Software development is said to be" boy's job "because of this," Microsoft said Linux kernel is unpleasant for half of the world population I changed it and changed it to something ugly like I had to fix it. "

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When Networkworld contacted Microsoft about this, it was only in 45 minutes that he had an apology and a message to fix it in a nearby patch.

By the way, I took up this problemItwire's articlesIn the first place, I pointed out that the kernel contains bad words such as "fuck", "shit", "crap", "bastard", which can not be tolerated very much by putting a translation, and in these words Garrett Mr. Ironically it is ironic that he will not get angry.

How much "fuck" words are included,Totalized by vidarholen.net and grapheddoing.


Even in Garrett 's blog, some readers have commented on humor, saying, "I am a woman but I laughed." "My wife said it was funny."