Microsoft Apologizes For Inserting Naughty Phrase Into Linux Kernel 897
netbuzz writes "Microsoft has apologized and promised to rectify the fact that one of its developers slipped a sexist phrase into Linux kernel code supporting Microsoft's HyperV virtualization environment. In that code, the magic constant passed through to the hypervisor reads '0xB16B00B5,' or a slightly camouflaged 'BIG BOOBS.' After Linux developer/blogger Matthew Garrett criticized Microsoft for the stunt, the predictable debate over sexism in the technology world ensued. Microsoft issued a statement to Network World apologizing and added, 'We have submitted a patch to fix this issue and the change will be published in a future release of the kernel.'"
0xB16B00B5 (Score:5, Funny)
That's not sexist! (Score:5, Funny)
Ballmer's got 'em, after all.
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:5, Funny)
I'm sorry, but I can't take you serious on this subject because of your nickname.
Well... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:That's not sexist! (Score:5, Funny)
HyPerv? (Score:5, Funny)
So now we will be calling it "Hy Perv"?
As with all of the feminist jokes, the punchline is: That's not funny!
Re:That's not sexist! (Score:5, Funny)
Ballmer's got 'em, after all.
No, he makes them . . . Vista . . . Windows Phone 7 . . .
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:5, Funny)
For statistical reasons woman boobs are bigger then mens.
Even more interesting... (Score:3, Funny)
I find it more interesting that 10-year-olds are committing code to the Linux kernel.
The patched code (Score:5, Funny)
#define HV_LINUX_GUEST_ID_HI 2976579765 /* That better, fuckers? */
Re:Babecafe (Score:4, Funny)
Don't forget 0xABAD1D34.
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:5, Funny)
If it somehow read 'BIG BICEPS' would anyone care?
Bug reporters, I hope...
Re:Big Boobs? (Score:4, Funny)
How about 0xB15BA115 instead. If it was good enough for AC/DC....
Oh, and trolls, too. (Score:3, Funny)
I don't know why Microsoft would apologize -- programmer nerds love paying tribute to mythalogical things like hobbits, goblins, and female breasts.
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:5, Funny)
Of course "boobs" is specific to women. The homologous structures in men are known as "moobs".
There is no hex number that looks similar to "Moobs".
From now on, all numbers must be represented as Unicode (it would not be politically correct to favor the character set used by any specific culture) where each 16-bit element specifies the text representation of the numerical value desired.
Who do you blame when it costs $75.00 to fill your gas tank? 71077345
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:5, Funny)
That would be B16M00B5 so it doesn't work in hexadecimal.
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:2, Funny)
i doubt saying "big fat cock" would get you fired if you worked in a chicken factory. everything requires context.
Re:Wait, "big boobs" is sexist now? (Score:5, Funny)
I wonder if PETA will complain about 0xDEADBEEF?
I've seen that used often.
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:5, Funny)
Re:HyPerv? (Score:5, Funny)
As in...
Q: How many feminists does it take to change a lightbulb?
A: THAT'S NOT FUNNY!!!!
Re:We're Supposed To Be The Good Guys (Score:5, Funny)
At least one girl has come up to her, squeezed her boobs and said she has big boobs.
I see. Could you tell us more about this incident?
Bad title (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Why yes, I *am* being a pedantic git :-) (Score:5, Funny)
For statistical reasons woman boobs are bigger then mens.
No, women's breasts are (statistically) larger than mens for evolutionary reasons, not statistical ones. In fact, I doubt that statistics themselves have much effect on breast size at all!:-)
Statistically, some women obtain big boobs because they believe that statistically speaking, they will be able to attract a better mate with larger boobs.
So an argument could be made that, on average, women's boobs are statistically larger due to statistics.
Re:Wait, "big boobs" is sexist now? (Score:5, Funny)
Personally, I find it offensive that big boobs is now sexist. What about us guys with big boobs?
I'm pretty sure most would find that offensive as well.
Microsoft Response (Score:4, Funny)
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:5, Funny)
Next up: vegetarians against using 0xdeadbeef to detect memory corruption? Well, Fuck me gently with a chainsaw! [kerneltrap.org]
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:5, Funny)
Some are held for charity ...
Re:Wait, "big boobs" is sexist now? (Score:4, Funny)
One of my favorites ... 0XBADCOFFE
Re:Bad title (Score:5, Funny)
"Microsoft Apologizes for Sticking Big Boobs in Linux Kernel Devs' Faces" The Register-style.
Re:Wait, "big boobs" is sexist now? (Score:5, Funny)
Soon even the word "sexist" will be sexist.
Or vagina!
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:5, Funny)
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:5, Funny)
i doubt saying "big fat cock" would get you fired if you worked in a chicken factory. everything requires context.
And in the porn industry it might be compulsory
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:5, Funny)
that M is however very hard to squeese into a hex number like that :-)
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, but I doubt anyone is under the dilution
If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:5, Funny)
I've always preferred 0x5MA11B00B5 myself.
What base are you using?
Re:Wait, "big boobs" is sexist now? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:5, Funny)
Maybe it's in base 36
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:5, Funny)
So the phrase "Sorry, I have my period" is sexist?
I knew it, I knew it!
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:5, Funny)
Oh, wait...
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:5, Funny)
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:5, Funny)
No, but eating vegan's might :-)
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:5, Funny)
Big enough to handle it apparently.
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:0, Funny)
I'm sorry to say this, but this is another bit of typical patriarchy talk -- if a woman feels uncomfortable with something men are doing, she's automatically "uptight" or "frigid." Sorry, but no.
True.
She could just be a dyke.
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Why yes, I *am* being a pedantic git :-) (Score:5, Funny)
surveys have been constantly reporting that the ideal breast size is 'C' in terms of aesthetic appeal.
Eat that, Java advocates!
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:2, Funny)
> I use 0xdeadbeef as a magic constant
Have you considered how offensive that can be to vegans?
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:5, Funny)
It's sexist in that if a very talented woman programmer was going around hacking in the kernel and found it, it might make her feel uncomfortable.
Bullshit, what's sexist here is that you immediately assume it was a male who wrote it. Oh shit let's get all PC and outlaw codes like 0xDEADBEEF for fear of offending vegans...under the assumption that only non-vegans would ever use such a thing.
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:5, Funny)
Maybe it's in base 36
In this thread I would think it obligatory to go all the way to base 69.
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:4, Funny)
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:2, Funny)
MSexchange?
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:5, Funny)
Re:0xB16B00B5 (Score:4, Funny)
They talk about base 69; but never get there.
The heartbreak of premature enumeration...