Microsoft fixes 'big boobs' coding gaffe (BBC)

[eppur_se_muova]

Microsoft has swiftly fixed an embarrassing gaffe which saw a chunk of code labelled "big boobs".

The hexadecimal string 0xB16B00B5 was discovered lurking in code that helps a Microsoft program work with Linux open source software.

The controversial string came to light on a mailing list for developers who oversee the core, or kernel, of Linux.

The string was used every time the Microsoft program ran a virtual version of Linux.

Kernel hacker Paolo Bonzini posted a message about the string on the Linux Kernel mailing list saying "Somone (sic) was trying to be funny, I guess".
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18922629




Read the rest of the article before deciding whether or not take it seriously ...

[unblock]

1. good grief, it's just a number. next they'll skip over floor 13 in tall buildings.

oh, wait....

[mindwalker_i]

2. Yeah, there should be a law

Against hexadecimal numbers since they can be used to spell things that will offend people's delicate minds.

0xB16BA115

Somebody's inner child could be grievously wounded. Actually, I bet the impression of uSoft has gone up with this discovery.