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Maybe source codes were not that stolen
The HL2 Engine is worth BIG BUCKS in sales and profits.
If and only if the source codes would have been stolen.. the FBI would be aware and would have started a major inquiry because investors and credentials to valve could have lost big money potentially behind that and no one of us would know a single detail until the FBI IT Cybercrime specialists would come up with certain hints, conclusions and would have arrested people already related to the attack, trust me on that - this you can.
Logically, the servers and all the information at Valve has got to be more secure than just a wacko buffer overflow on Outlook that could have compromised it. It's strictly impossible that the source codes were stolen. The programmers as well as the management and executives are well aware of such a possible attack so they would not keep such precious codes that easily available to hackers.
How much is the HL2 Engine worth? Don't you find it a little strange the information would have come to the community in such a short term while the national news and also independant newspapers haven't covered anything yet... and even then - the information has got to be verified - Global Media Watch - YOU are funny. Oh yes Mr. Valve, we are on your side.. (sigh)
The IT Security Specialists Department in a company like Valve has the mandate of securing the info with thriving auditions/logging, hardcore encryptions, solid DMZ, firewalls and IDSes, honeyfarms...etc.
If it would have happened, you would have learned it through CNN and a long time after specialists would have completed their inquiry and come up with results already sufficient towards the "would have been buffer overflow attack" on Outlook. Mr. Valve would surely not give any details in order to avoid jeopardizing the inquiry.
Valve doesn't need no script kiddies to help them out. The HL2 engine is worth billions of dollars in sales. It's only cheap ass publicity. It works though. "Oh yes Mr.Valve we are behind you!".
It's just a matter of delaying the release to get the public (the buyers) to talk more about it. It's a common strategy and they can only maximize the monetary income since they know the game will sell much better... Remember, HalfLife 1 is the game that sold the most ever. The money expected behind the launch of HL2 is huge. There is no way on Earth source codes would be compromised in any way. You would not learn it on the community either exclusively.
Personnally I find those commercial practices and strategies really sneaky and they take advantage of people's naivete but that's part of the economic system in which we live and as well as the part of the American Culture too.
or maybe else... the codes were intended to be taken. Just like Microsoft on their public servers who made available MS Studio .net ISO in .img files even if they are selling it for 900usd. That was an advantage.
CheopsD
Anyone can spot a wolf but few can tell which sheep is in danger
The HL2 Engine is worth BIG BUCKS in sales and profits.
If and only if the source codes would have been stolen.. the FBI would be aware and would have started a major inquiry because investors and credentials to valve could have lost big money potentially behind that and no one of us would know a single detail until the FBI IT Cybercrime specialists would come up with certain hints, conclusions and would have arrested people already related to the attack, trust me on that - this you can.
Logically, the servers and all the information at Valve has got to be more secure than just a wacko buffer overflow on Outlook that could have compromised it. It's strictly impossible that the source codes were stolen. The programmers as well as the management and executives are well aware of such a possible attack so they would not keep such precious codes that easily available to hackers.
How much is the HL2 Engine worth? Don't you find it a little strange the information would have come to the community in such a short term while the national news and also independant newspapers haven't covered anything yet... and even then - the information has got to be verified - Global Media Watch - YOU are funny. Oh yes Mr. Valve, we are on your side.. (sigh)
The IT Security Specialists Department in a company like Valve has the mandate of securing the info with thriving auditions/logging, hardcore encryptions, solid DMZ, firewalls and IDSes, honeyfarms...etc.
If it would have happened, you would have learned it through CNN and a long time after specialists would have completed their inquiry and come up with results already sufficient towards the "would have been buffer overflow attack" on Outlook. Mr. Valve would surely not give any details in order to avoid jeopardizing the inquiry.
Valve doesn't need no script kiddies to help them out. The HL2 engine is worth billions of dollars in sales. It's only cheap ass publicity. It works though. "Oh yes Mr.Valve we are behind you!".
It's just a matter of delaying the release to get the public (the buyers) to talk more about it. It's a common strategy and they can only maximize the monetary income since they know the game will sell much better... Remember, HalfLife 1 is the game that sold the most ever. The money expected behind the launch of HL2 is huge. There is no way on Earth source codes would be compromised in any way. You would not learn it on the community either exclusively.
Personnally I find those commercial practices and strategies really sneaky and they take advantage of people's naivete but that's part of the economic system in which we live and as well as the part of the American Culture too.
or maybe else... the codes were intended to be taken. Just like Microsoft on their public servers who made available MS Studio .net ISO in .img files even if they are selling it for 900usd. That was an advantage.
CheopsD
Anyone can spot a wolf but few can tell which sheep is in danger
