Hi, That'd be 24/7/365 hopefully, although 265 would allow for a nice number of vacation days for everyone ;)
Yoav Shapira http://www.yoavshapira.com >-----Original Message----- >From: Shapira, Yoav >Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 11:37 AM >To: Tomcat Users List >Subject: RE: Cert. and accred. for gov't use. > > >Hi, >I *think* what you're being told is BS. From a technical perspective >there's no reason Tomcat and other Open-Source software can't be C&A'ed. >The usual issue people raise is the CYA (Cover Your ...) topic; whom do >we go to when it crashes? > >The answer is numerous vendors, the choice is up to the client. There >are huge (Big 4, HP, IBM, etc.) and smaller vendors who'll provide >24/7/265 disaster recovery and support services for Tomcat and other >open-source servers. > >If Tomcat can be used in an FDA-validated environment (usually a >stricter set of requirements and procedures than general federal C&A) >(http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/faq/fda-validation.html), I bet it can >be done in a normal C&A environment as well. It'd be great to hear from >people/companies who've actually done it. > >Yoav Shapira http://www.yoavshapira.com > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Sessoms, Mack [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 11:29 AM >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: Cert. and accred. for gov't use. >> >>Does anyone know if there is any reason why Tomcat can't be certified >>for use by the federal gov't? Has anyone actually sent Tomcat through >>the federal C&A process? I'm being told it can't be because it is open >>source. >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business >communication, and may contain information that is confidential, >proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the >individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, >printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended >recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system >and notify the sender. Thank you. > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
