The SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 has recieved EAL3 Certification. This is a step up from their previous accomplishment of EAL2, which they received (in association with IBM) with their product.That originally made them the first Linux distro to be CC-Certified, beating out Red Hat (which is by far the more common distro).
But now, SuSE has raised the bars and become EAL3 certified, once again in tandum with IBM. Even though IBM is partners with both Red Hat and SuSE, it seems to be going in favor of SuSE. Once again, it seems that SuSE has beaten Red Hat in terms of becoming certified.
Best part is, now that SuSE is EAL3 certified, it can be seen by the US Gov’t and other like-minded consumers as a viable option. Red Hat is still awaiting EAL2 Certification.
See Suse’s press release here.
Way to go SUSE!!! That is cool:) I knew that this distro is cool!!!
First post!
Please pres read story and read the article again. It say SuXE Linux will be EAL certified by the end of 2003, we are in 2004 and yes, its certified!
Everybody is rushing to start a flame bait/war this days on osnews.com.
Oh, well…
Even though the article(s) is badly written and confusing to say the least, there is a SuSE press release dated today saying they got EAL 3 Certification, just follow the press release link, which oddly takes you to another site with this news, then follow that press release link…
Shouldn’t you already be moded down?
You have no clue whats in the linux source code, no clue what linux is, and no clue about suse.
Please mod him down Eugenia:)
This was good news indeed, and no, the article and the news post are 2 different things, open your eyes!
Seriously folks, the interface of OSNews isn’t *that* complicated. Click “Read more” and look !WOW! you have links, not only to what you were complaining was missing, and other current articles, but many other related topics.
Please engage your brains before submitting comments.
In a separate announcement Tuesday, the Free Standards Group is expected to announce that the DISA now requires that Linux meet the FSG’s Linux Standard Base specification before it may be used by the U.S. military. The standard will help ensure it’s easier to move applications from one version of Linux to another, Schulz said.
Wow imagine that! linux needs a standards base! Thats why i say that having a thousand different distros of linux is not a good thing. Unless of course they comply with the LSB. Working for the US military i can attest to need. They still use DOS based applications for some pretty important stuff and have no real plan on changing that.
Depending on which direction and how the LSB is handled this has a high chance of fragementing Linux and sowing alot of confusion and could ultimately kill the little linux distro guy in the Corporate/Government environment. Thats why i say those that have the best interests of linux at hand should do more to support the major players in the Linux market rather then waste time building YALD. i.e. working on a base linux system to ensure forward software compatibility so as to build major software developer confidence on Linux. At least to the point that they can provide a predictable application life cycle for their products on the linux platform.