Windows XP Program Manager source code.

Here is the source code to the Windows Program Manager, this is the main interface in Windows 3.1 and 3.11. This used program groups to organize various applications like Microsoft Office and accessories. As well as the ability to create your own program groups to organize your favorite applications. Download the source code here: https://mega.nz/file/R1hy1RyS#Dkm0hK8hGmwTx-__9hOQKBWtNDDBCW-ChSneHGSc_RY. … Read more

Nissan source code leaked due to a mis-configured GIT repository.

The source of numerous Nissan products has been leaked to the Internet due to an improperly configured GIT repository. The login details were admin:admin. That is how useless the incompetent IT staff are. Now countless people are downloading the torrent and looking through all of the files. This is why you have properly trained IT … Read more

Windows XP source code has been leaked. This is not good for anyone still using it.

The source code for Windows XP has been leaked, this means that any exploits still in the code are out in the open for all to see. Apparently a lot of things have been discovered already. Windows XP included an old, but non-functional theme called “Candy”, this was a Macintosh OSX styled theme. I guess … Read more

Team Fortress 2 and Counterstrike source code leaked on the Internet.

The source code for Counterstrike GO and Team Fortress 2 has been leaked on the Internet, there is a torrent of various utilities and the complete source code in C++. I wonder what the lawyers for these companies will think of this debacle. Who leaked the source code in the first place? Apparently, some Remote … Read more

Linux needs simpler driver installation. This would really help out.

Linux kernel 5.4 is very problematic, the installation of NVidia drivers is not working at all. I had to go back to 4.15-generic, as I could not get the drivers to build with the newer Linux kernel version. This is very annoying. The NVidia driver from the website can be installed, but this is more … Read more

Microsoft to add exFAT support to Linux kernel.

Microsoft Corporation are intending to add code to the Linux kernel to support exFAT. This would allow better support for exFAT storage devices without using proprietary Linux kernel modules. This is very good news, if only Nvidia would supply open source drivers for their hardware, then using it would be easier, as it requires tainting … Read more

Apple open source code that is available to everyone. How I installed the zsh shell on Fedora 19 from source code.

http://www.apple.com/opensource/. There is a good selection of open-source code here that Apple is using on their machines. I downloaded the tarball of the zsh shell here: http://www.opensource.apple.com/source/zsh/zsh-55/zsh-4.3.11.tar.bz2. This was compiled very easily after I installed the ncurses-devel RPM from this location for Fedora 19: ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/fedora/linux/releases/19/Everything/x86_64/os/Packages/n/ncurses-devel-5.9-11.20130511.fc19.x86_64.rpm. Then I was able to complete the checks run by … Read more

Ubuntu distribution moving to the new MIR display server. Is this a good move?

The Ubuntu Linux distribution is moving to the MIR display server to replace the ageing Xorg display server. This is intended to allow the development of the next-generation Unity desktop. This means that you will be able to use the one Unity desktop on a television; PC monitor and a phone with the one interface. … Read more

Black Mesa Source. The free open version of the Valve Half Life game available for Linux. Running with Wine.

The old Half Life game by the Valve game studio has been released as an open game using the Source engine available in the Steam store. This is an entirely new game that revitalizes the ancient adventures of Gordon Freeman and brings it to a whole new generation of gamers. A project like this that brings another … Read more

Interesting C program and Linux kernel source safe after all.

This is a little program I wrote in C that picks a random monster to attack the player. I think I already have this posted somewhere, but I thought I would post this once again as someone might be interested in this again. Programming in C instead of more modern programming languages like C++ is … Read more

Why Linux is virus free.

Richard Stallman is explaining in this video, why the Linux operating system is virus-free, essentially the main reason is the lower market penetration of Linux; compared to Windows which is used by just about every user and business in the world and therefore is a greater and easier target due to the lower security and … Read more