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Re:Is Microsoft's CBL-Mariner Going to Become Microsoft Linux? by aitchnyu on Friday November 04, 2022 @03:17AM (#33463151)
10+ years ago, a MS dev inserted a hex constant B16B00B5 into the linux kernel and caused a fight.
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Re:Is Microsoft's CBL-Mariner Going to Become Microsoft Linux? by MonkeyClub on Friday November 04, 2022 @06:50AM (#33464552)
True story: https://www.wired.com/2012/07/b16b00b5/amp
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Re:Is Microsoft's CBL-Mariner Going to Become Microsoft Linux? by hutrdvnj on Friday November 04, 2022 @09:08AM (#33465998)
They could have changed the number to decimal problem solved.
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