Rick:
Heya...
> > Sounds doable. Now to find an Angel to front the $25k. ;)
>
> Egads....now there's the problem; I can't see sinking $25 into it,
> when it's just going to put a badge that most have never heard of
> on a single derivative [possibly one that doesn't see a lot of use,
> at that].
I'd agree with you...except...I heard about the ICSA
early last year while pitching a proposal to a cable-modem OEM
here in the area. Their CM image is compiled for VxWorks
(Wind River's RTOS) and so they wanted a firewall in that OS
(which, weirdly, WindRiver does not provide...go figure). I
indicated to them my company's firewall capabilities, and
his reply was quick: "is your firewall ICSA certified? That's
a checklist item for us."
So, in a way, the $25k is just the access fee to the
real game. These hardware box makers are *not* software people,
and they've few experts in-house to rely upon. So, without that,
they rely on standards and consortiums and, yeah, certifications.
Won't matter a nit to JoeLinux user, and probably won't impress
JackHome user, but IMO it matters substantially to CorporateBob
*customer*.
cheers,
Scott
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