Government rules aren't everything. 8-9 years ago several governments
insisted on OSI networking on every system that was purchased. Wonder what
happened to that one? And ADA was going to be the only official language.
Oh well...
Companies that care will create a certified Linux distribution.
john alvord
On Sat, 28 Aug 1999, Neil Moore-Smith wrote:
> I heard that Silicon Graphics are dropping Irix in favour of Linux. Perhaps this
>will provide the big bucks needed for certification.
>
> On Saturday, August 28, 1999 3:43 AM, Moonshi Mohsenruddin
>[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote:
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> > snippet from http://www.idg.net/go.cgi?id=156052
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> > "The government has one unique concern about Linux: It has never been
> > certified as Unix-compliant. Because some contracts -- especially
> > those with DOD -- require Unix certification, Linux may be shut out of
> > some large deals. Ironically, Linux probably could be certified as
> > Unix-compliant with a little tweaking. But to date, no one has wanted
> > to expend the time and money to achieve this".
> >
> > Mr. ALAN COX could you look into this matter?
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