Announcement of the EGOVOS SELinux Distribution during the SELinux Panel at FOSE in Washington, DC.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers FOSE FOSE Federal Office Systems Exposition 2002 WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 19, 2002 Project EGOVOS Will Certify and Distribute NSA's Security Enhanced SELinux as a Secure Computer Operating System Project EGOVOS (TM) (Project E-Government Operating System) will apply for certification of the National Security Agency's Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) under the NIAP See Common Criteria. Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme for IT Security. SELinux is an ideal and secure operating system The term "secure operating system" is a misnomer. Relevant articles include:
Project EGOVOS is an initiative to form a consortium of university-based Open Source/Free Software development centers around the country to take responsibility for the research, development, certification, warranties and first-level distribution of a secure GNU/Linux operating system. The EGOVOS SELinux distribution will be sold on a nondiscriminatory basis to any and all software companies, resellers and OEMs who agree to resell and implement the secure operating system in software solutions to federal, state and local governments. Inclusion of EGOVOS SELinux in solutions for commercial and personal use will be gratis GRATIS. Without reward or consideration. 2. When a bailee undertakes to perform some act or work gratis, he is answerable for his gross negligence, if any loss should be sustained in consequence of it; but a distinction exists between non-feasance and . The revenues received from the sale of EGOVOS SELinux to government will be used to fund research and development at the universities and the various Open Source/Free Software foundations working on components of the operating system. About Project EGOVOS: Project EGOVOS is headed by Tony Stanco. He is a Senior Policy Analyst of the Cyberspace Policy Institute (CPI (1) (Characters Per Inch) The measurement of the density of characters per inch on tape or paper. A printer's CPI button switches character pitch. (2) (Counts Per I ) at The George Washington University George Washington University, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; chartered 1821 as Columbian College (one of the first nonsectarian colleges), opened 1822, became a university in 1873, renamed 1904. , where he advocates both the commercial and philosophical advantages of Open Source/Free Software around the world. Before joining CPI, Tony Stanco worked at the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, DC as a senior attorney in the Internet and software group. |
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