Microsoft fixes 'big boobs' coding gaffe

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BBC NEWS said:
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".

Microsoft was alerted to the mistake and swiftly issued a statement.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18922629
 
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