Red Hat, Oracle to get Gov't Certification for Linux

Mark writes "As this news.com article states, 'Red Hat and Oracle plan to announce on Thursday that the companies have teamed to get Linux evaluated under the Common Criteria, a certification that could open doors for the broader use of open-source software by government agencies.' It looks like this will be an important step in getting Linux to be more widely adopted in governments around the world."

Comments

Re:RHAS again?

[Anonymous Coward]

RHAS is free...They don't provide an iso for you, but check their website, they do provide step-by-step instructions on how to "create" a RHAS installation for free.

But for those that want service and don't want the hastle of putting all the pieces together they also provide a nice package.

As far as windows a bargain, how much does quality node-balancing software cost (~$500), Quality Firewall (~$300), Advanced Server ($750), I could keep going but I think you get the picture. If you don't need HA then RHAS isn't a great deal, but then again if you do, MS doesn't have a competive product...say what you want about 2000&XP (big improvement over NT&9x), you can't call them HA.

BTBTBT

scooby

This is not a Dupe!

[MrByte420]

This is not a dupe. The story from yesterday is about how the DoD has certified RedHat server as a common operating environment. This story talks about how IBM and Oracle are attempting to get Linux certified on a wider federal level so that agencies can be permitted to use it. They are two different certifications and two different issues and hence two different stories.

I'm always amazed by the number of clarivoyant slashdot users we have around here who don't need to read a story before posting...

Government...been there, done that

[frozencesium]

um, the NSA has already modified linux (the kernel) so that it will meet their standards. redhat is named as a tested distro...see this for details. The biggest problem is that the US government seems to think that they must rely on M$ software (in the unclassified environment at least) for things like exchange and ease of use for the "typical" user.

this is simple posturing at it's finest. of course...the government's high performance systems (read clusters) aren't running windows anyway. this won't change anything.

-frozen