[Asterisk-Users] Linux and Windows

[Brian Wilkins]

Any Linux Distro is allowed. It has to go through an accreditation process, 
for information assurance, not unlike what Windows XP or 2003 has to go 
through either. If it passes, then it can be used.  Fact is, most technicians 
in the military are not skilled in Linux so they usually choose a MS solution 
because there are Army schools that allow you to get MSCE. 

On Tuesday 02 November 2004 03:17 pm, josh at mail.so-sys.com wrote:
> Actually we have used RedHat Enterprise AS in the military has well.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Adam
> Goryachev
> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 3:17 AM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Linux and Windows
>
> On Tue, 2004-11-02 at 12:46, Karl J. Vesterling wrote:
> > At 06:51 PM 11/1/2004, you wrote:
> > [snip for brevity[
> >
> > > So the U.S. Govt has never used linux anywhere? Wow.
> >
> > Not in most installations, and definitely not in DoD facilities.
> > The "Office of Inspector General" has deemed open source to be
> > "Verboten".
>
> Actually, I can totally assure you that there are versions of Big
> Brother (www.bb4.com) being used within the DoD in the US. ie, sites
> with a .mil address. Main reason I know that is because while they can
> reach and download files from my website (www.deadcat.net) and they can
> send me email complaining about various things (like the inability to
> change their password/register/etc), they will never see my emails.
>
> (Apparently, from what I have heard, the whole of australian IP space is
> blocked from .mil, at least for receiving of emails).
>
> Probably a search of the bb4 mailing list archives would reveal various
> ..mil addresses discussing the use of BB.
>
> Oh, and from what I have heard, most governments (well, other than the
> US) would prefer a non-MS solution, simply because they don't want to
> find out that the system they have been using allowed some US interest
> to discover their secret anti-US information/etc...
>
> Regards,
> Adam
>
>
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