I agree Kimmo, Its much like the certification of professionals. I had to get 4-5 certs just to keep my job, regardless if I knew how to do it or not. We even lost people who were fired because they could not get the certs, yet had been doing the job for a very long time.
...its a paper, nothing more to me. On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 2:54 PM, Kimmo Paasiala <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 3:47 AM, Jonathon Wright > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Brett, > > > > That item just made it to the top of the argument list I'm formulating > > right now from everyone's input. =) > > That makes a very strong argument for the OS as "approved". > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 2:39 PM, Brett Glass <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> One other point of possible interest which points out how silly > >> this whole thing is. > >> > >> While the NIAP Web site does not list FreeBSD as a "compliant" > >> operating system product, it lists Juniper routers, which run an > >> embedded version of FreeBSD, as compliant. See > >> > >> https://www.niap-ccevs.org/**CCEVS_Products/pcl.cfm?tech_**name=Router< > https://www.niap-ccevs.org/CCEVS_Products/pcl.cfm?tech_name=Router> > >> > >> There may be other products which have "FreeBSD inside" on their > >> list as well. > >> > >> --Brett Glass > >> > >> > > Unfortunately that might just mean that the company behind Juniper has > payed enough money to get their product certified while basic FreeBSD > remains uncertified. All this certification business is corruption if > you ask me. > > > -Kimmo > _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-security To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
