Subject: RE: Microsoft babbles on
From: Larry Collier (larry@medease.net)
Date: Fri May 24 2002 - 11:54:25 AKDT
Even Microsoft doesn't go that far. At least I haven't heard of them
requiring that the actual copies loaded be different or even correspond to
the licenses purchased.
Larry
> -----Original Message-----
> From: aklug-bounce@aklug.org [mailto:aklug-bounce@aklug.org]On Behalf Of
> Adam Elkins
> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 9:13 PM
> To: Larry Collier
> Cc: James McMorris; aklug@aklug.org
> Subject: Re: Microsoft babbles on
>
>
>
> Larry Collier wrote:
>
> >I thought that too, but decided to inject the thought into the
> conversation.
> >
> >Have you heard anything "official" on the high security linux the NSA is
> >developing?
> >
> >Also what squadron?
> >
> >Larry
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: aklug-bounce@aklug.org [mailto:aklug-bounce@aklug.org]On Behalf Of
> >>James McMorris
> >>Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 6:08 PM
> >>To: Larry Collier; aklug@aklug.org
> >>Subject: Re: RE: Microsoft babbles on
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>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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> Somethinig else, Our company just got slammed with a $10,000 fine...why?
> A scan by the 59th Signal Bn. Showed that we had 21 computers, 4 of them
> running the same copy of Win2k. Too bad *nix systems arn't authorized on
> the nipper/sipper net. (Although our Node Centers are SunMicro Sys.
> powered...) Another thing, Dose the NSA have hacker classses on the Air
> base? I have heard rumors of an upcoming one, The Army pays for that
> type of thing.
>
> Adam
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