Subject: Re: RE: Microsoft babbles on
From: James McMorris (buddha@gci.net)
Date: Thu May 23 2002 - 18:07:39 AKDT
It stops the DoD from using/purchasing any software not tested by the
NSA to include open source. The program is called IA (Informarion
Assurance). I think the author might have meant "using"
not "purchasing" in this case.
I'm the Information Assurance Manager for my squadron on Elmendorf AFB.
We're not approved to install or use any open source apps. (The only
two I can think of that are approved for use on Air Force networks are
SAINT and CRACK...and I'm banned from using them.)
-Buddha
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Collier" <larry@medease.net>
Date: Thursday, May 23, 2002 1:23 pm
Subject: RE: Microsoft babbles on
>
> I finally read the link, and I found the last paragraph interesting.
>
> ...not allowed to purchase software not tested by NSA...
>
> How does this stop open source software?
>
> Larry
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: aklug-bounce@aklug.org [mailto:aklug-bounce@aklug.org]On
> Behalf Of
> > civileme
> > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 8:26 AM
> > To: Cisco; aklug@aklug.org
> > Subject: Re: Microsoft babbles on
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wednesday 22 May 2002 10:03 pm, Cisco wrote:
> > > from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60050-
> 2002May22.html> >
> > > Its amazing to see the crap coming out of Microsoft:
> > >
> > > "Our goal is to resolve difficult issues that are driving a
> > wedge between
> > > the commercial and free software models,"
> > >
> > > What? What wedge?? What "resolution" does Microsoft have in
> > mind I wonder?
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Sounds almost like a "final solution" per Adolf Eichmann...
> >
> > Civileme
> >
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