---
title: "We Are Morons: a quick look at the Win2k source"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/2/17/we-are-morons-a-quick-look-at-the-win2k-source.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/2/17/we-are-morons-a-quick-look-at-the-win2k-source.html"
published: "2004-02-17T19:34:00"
updated: "2004-02-17T19:34:00"
tags: ["Off Topic"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "While I didn't take the time to go and download the leaked MSFT source code, it's enlightening to read this review about the quality of the source here. They review the code in depth for various scales, including…"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
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# We Are Morons: a quick look at the Win2k source

By Roy Osherove February 17, 2004 In [Off Topic](https://osherove.com/blog/category/off-topic)

**Historical article** · Originally published February 17, 2004; technical details may be outdated.

While I didn't take the time to go and download the leaked MSFT source code, it's enlightening to read [this review](http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/2/15/71552/7795) about the quality of the source here. They review the code in depth for various scales, including profanity, design and various guidelines. Very interesting.

\[via win\_tech\_off\_topic\]

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