[ Thanks to Jason
Greenwood for this link. ]
Red Hat Inc. is hardly alone in wanting more federal business to
offset weakened private-sector demand, and the Raleigh, N.C.,
vendor believes it will be helped by having received the U.S.
Defense Information Systems Agency’s Common Operating Environment
(COE) certification for its advanced server products. COE
certification means that Red Hat’s server operating system meets
government security and interoperability standards…“Many governments are developing policies encouraging
the use of open-source software. The U.K., for instance, says open
source should be considered alongside proprietary software in
government procurement. Should the U.S. adopt similar
policies? As a citizen and a taxpayer, I am interested in
the United States making the most efficient use of its resources.
As a representative of Red Hat, we have not taken any positions on
the policy debate…”