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zipulrich
July 18th, 2006, 11:33 PM
Seems Microsoft bought Sysinternal today:
http://www.msblog.org/?p=919
dammit
July 18th, 2006, 11:40 PM
They tried to buy me yesterday. I think Bill want me as a love toy. Holding out for 2 billion. :happy:
Snurfen
July 18th, 2006, 11:50 PM
They tried to buy me yesterday. I think Bill want me as a love toy. Holding out for 2 billion. :happy:
Bill Gates' love toy - now that'll stop me getting to sleep tonight :confused:
dammit
July 18th, 2006, 11:53 PM
Bill Gates' love toy - now that'll stop me getting to sleep tonight :confused:
For 2 billion... he can have me. :D
Nick Grana
July 18th, 2006, 11:58 PM
Michael Jackson may want to bid also when he notices your age.:D
Snurfen
July 19th, 2006, 12:03 AM
Back to topic,
Yes, they seem to be buying up some fairly competent tools at the moment. diskkeeper was the last I heard about. About bally time too, perhaps Vista will finaly ship with some fairly decent tools built in.
rockboy
July 19th, 2006, 12:28 AM
Interesting news.
Just a sidenote for those who don't recognize the name: Mark Russinovich (co-owner of Sysinternals/Winternals) was the guy who blew the whistle on Sony's CD rootkits. He has skills that Microsoft needs to help them build better (safer) software.
Harrie
July 19th, 2006, 12:39 AM
All sounds good to me!
Snurfen
July 19th, 2006, 07:57 AM
Interesting news.
Just a sidenote for those who don't recognize the name: Mark Russinovich (co-owner of Sysinternals/Winternals) was the guy who blew the whistle on Sony's CD rootkits. He has skills that Microsoft needs to help them build better (safer) software.
Good tip, thanks rockboy. I'll read up on this lad.
oracle128
July 20th, 2006, 01:55 PM
Better grab those tools while you still can. I don't like the possibility of having to buy Vista to be able to use those awesome little apps.
oracle128
August 7th, 2006, 09:13 AM
Good news everyone, Sysinternals Freeware will live on.
Probably of most importance, however, is the outcome of the various meetings I’ve had with the Sysinternals/Winternals integration team. I’m pleased to report that Microsoft’s number one priority is not only keeping the tools freely available, but preserving the Sysinternals community including the newsletter, the forums, and my blog. While we’re still brainstorming how to make this successful in the long term, I’m pleased to announce the first step in the transition, which is the introduction of a new Sysinternals EULA, that I believe is even more permissive than the EULA in place before the Microsoft acquisition, since it allows for wider use of Sysinternals utilities within a company.
In the near future, the next step will probably be to move the tools to the Microsoft download center, which will increase download capacity. (No, they won’t be wrapped in .MSI files). I, and Microsoft, believe that this also demonstrates Microsoft’s commitment to keep the tools freely available. I’ll keep you posted as the rest of the transition plan unfolds, but rest assured that Sysinternals, though it might end up looking different, is here to stay.
http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2006/07/first-week.html
Though, no mention of whether they will be placed behind the protection of WGA, which I'm guessing they will be, not that it should be a problem for legitimate Windows users.