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To: NightOwl who wrote (83459)	10/31/2002 8:33:07 PM
From: Don Green	Read Replies (1) of 93625

O.T. but very interesting... Microsoft To Disclose Windows Source Code To Japan Govt Friday, November 1, 2002 TOKYO (Nikkei)--Microsoft Corp. of the U.S. will disclose key technological information concerning its Windows computer operating system to the Japanese government, visiting Senior Vice President Bradford Smith said Thursday. The company is set to present the Windows source code, the software's top-secret specifications, so that the Japanese government can study details of the software. The Microsoft software is to play a central role in the nation's electronic-government project. But experts have pointed out security problems which could arise from inaccessibility to the software's core technological information. The turnaround in the U.S. company's stance comes in response to such criticism. The company's Japanese unit, Microsoft Co., will consult with the Japanese government on how to proceed with the disclosure. But the firm is expected to enter into confidentiality contracts with relevant ministries for specific plans, based on the parent's "shared source" strategy which calls for disclosing information within a predetermined scope. The disclosure will allow the Japanese government to gain specific information on Window's "security holes," especially those related to software for exchanging data externally, such as via the Internet browser incorporated into the operating system. The move is expected to ease concern among computer security experts about the government's plan to use Windows. Availability of the source code will also free up the development of Windows-based software. Microsoft is softening its rigid stance on concealing technical information about its products, in compliance with a proposal presented by the U.S. federal court last November to settle a dispute between the company and the U.S. Justice Department. (The Nikkei Business Daily Friday edition)

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