p5000011 wrote:
> On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 22:55:20 +0200, Peter Köhlmann wrote:
>
>> RHEL now certified at EAL4+
>>
>> Yes, this is just the "standard" certification any windows will get
>> just in a snap. Right? Right, Hadron?
>> After all, this is the highest possible cert you can achieve wit an
>> off-the shelf OS
>
> I've worked with people from a company that have done EAL
> certification for Linux before (@Sec for those that want to
> know). They told me the biggest problem before was the documentation
> requirements and not the quality of the SW. IBM and HP have done
> wonders in this area to get EAL acceptance. RHEL 5 desktop and server
> is a serious threat to Microsoft. Unlike Vista it just works.
>
>> There also go the claims of Solaris being so much "better"
>> technically
>
> Don't knock SunOS. It is a great OS. Unlike HP/UX it does evolve. The
> old slowlaris monika no longer holds. The important point, as you say,
> is that Linux is up there with the best. How any Microsoft OS gets any
> EAL credication beggars belief.
How much will it cost?
Maybe they can acquire something and then rebrand it. Google does that too,
by the way...
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