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ABCNEWS.com : Commentary: More on Linux

“This concern for accountability apparently is shared by the federal government. Federal Computer Week (fcw.com) reported on August 2 that Linux “fails to meet Common Criteria (CC) requirements — an international agreement and protocol regarding security criteria,” and thus is ineligible for deployment in federal-government systems. NT, it bears pointing out, does meet the requirements.
“I used to be a big Linux advocate years ago,” my source continues, “but once I started playing with a more robust and secure operating system I ditched it. It doesn’t make sense to cling onto the plague-ridden.”