Geof Goodrum wrote:
> > "The government has one unique concern about Linux: It has never been
> > certified as Unix-compliant. Because some contracts -- especially
> > those with DOD -- require Unix certification, Linux may be shut out of
> As an authorized US Government procurement official who has handled IS
> purchases, I believe the article was a bit inaccurate. The requirement is
> for POSIX (and Y2K) compliance.
I recall a distribution called FT-Linux (which was included on the
cover CD of a PC magazine about 3 years ago) which had received FIPS
certification, so I don't think that there are any technical obstacles
to certification; it's just a matter of distribution vendors:
a) aiming for compliance when putting the distribution together, and
b) forking out the cash for compliance testing.
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Glynn Clements <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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