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Submission + - MIT Releases Source to Multics (mit.edu)

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sciurus0

on Tuesday November 13, 2007 @02:12AM

sciurus0 writes: "Over 40 years after its creation, MIT has released the source code to the Multics operating system. Designed as a timesharing system that would turn computing power into a utility, Multics was unsuccessful as a commercial product but was wildly influential in the design of future operating systems, including UNIX."

Submission + - Consultant Exposing Embassy Email Investigated

Submitted by perkr on Tuesday November 13, 2007 @01:18AM

perkr writes: The Swedish IT consultant Dan Egerstad, who revealed that poor embassy security practices makes it possible to use TOR to collect confidential embassy information, is now undergoing an investigation by both the Swedish police and the Swedish Security Service. All of his computers have been confiscated by police, stalling his IT consultancy business. Neither the prosecutor, nor the police, has commented on whether he is suspected of having commited a crime.

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