Kopachris
February 18th, 2009, 04:22 AM
Using WikiScanner2 (http://katrina.cs.caltech.edu/erenrich_rnd345/scanner_final/), I'm looking for some of Microsoft's more suspicious Wikipedia edits.
In the Microsoft Wikipedia article, in the section about Linux and Open Source, 207.46.125.17 deleted the part about OSS violating 238 of their patents that mentioned that the courts don't think their claim holds water.
The same IP also deleted the mention of design flaws leading to security flaws in their products in the same article.
The same IP added the part of the same article that mentions that "recent studies have shown [...] lower TCO than competitors."
Deleted the mention of Gates allegedly instructing programmers to make Lotus1-2-3 cause errors.
Deleted the mention of MS Bob being ridiculed.
Deleted a mention of FUD tactics, added a mention of some governments reversing their decisions to switch to Linux. (The former is more interesting.)
Added "Several independent studies have disputed this assumption. HOWEVER, SOME FREAKIN LINUX ANTI-MICROSOFT HACKS WILL REMOVE THIS FACTUAL INFORMATION. ALL THEY KNOW IS FUD AND NOTHING ELSE." after mentioning Windows's lower TCO.
He later deleted the shouting comment. :lol:
He also clearly tries to portray security flaws in a better light, essentially saying that they're not their fault.
Then he bashes open-source... He was going to remove something about MS's monopolistic behaviour, but then changed his mind.
Later changed the word "monopoly" to "placement".
A lot of suspicious edits by the same IP address (all of the above were from 207.46.125.17). Post any other ones you find! :)
In the Microsoft Wikipedia article, in the section about Linux and Open Source, 207.46.125.17 deleted the part about OSS violating 238 of their patents that mentioned that the courts don't think their claim holds water.
The same IP also deleted the mention of design flaws leading to security flaws in their products in the same article.
The same IP added the part of the same article that mentions that "recent studies have shown [...] lower TCO than competitors."
Deleted the mention of Gates allegedly instructing programmers to make Lotus1-2-3 cause errors.
Deleted the mention of MS Bob being ridiculed.
Deleted a mention of FUD tactics, added a mention of some governments reversing their decisions to switch to Linux. (The former is more interesting.)
Added "Several independent studies have disputed this assumption. HOWEVER, SOME FREAKIN LINUX ANTI-MICROSOFT HACKS WILL REMOVE THIS FACTUAL INFORMATION. ALL THEY KNOW IS FUD AND NOTHING ELSE." after mentioning Windows's lower TCO.
He later deleted the shouting comment. :lol:
He also clearly tries to portray security flaws in a better light, essentially saying that they're not their fault.
Then he bashes open-source... He was going to remove something about MS's monopolistic behaviour, but then changed his mind.
Later changed the word "monopoly" to "placement".
A lot of suspicious edits by the same IP address (all of the above were from 207.46.125.17). Post any other ones you find! :)