Posted on 02/18/2016 1:00:12 PM PST by SeekAndFind
Microsoft keeps shouting about the millions of users that have switched to Windows 10, and soon the company will have another 4 million to bray about. The US Department of Defense is the latest big name to give Windows 10 the seal of approval apparently unconcerned with the privacy and telemetry issues that have put off others.
4 million enterprise upgrades for Windows 10 is a real feather in the cap for Microsoft, and the aim is to get each system running the latest version of the operating system inside a year. The DoD has also announced that it is granting certification to Surface 3, Surface Pro 3, Surface Pro 4, and Surface Book devices, meaning that they now appear on its Approved Products List.
The confidence the DoD has in Windows 10 will come as a surprise to many as the operating system is still in its infancy -- many organizations tend to hold off for longer to allow any teething problems to be ironed out. Standardizing around Windows 10 is part of the government's desire to try to reduce costs by ensuring that IT department only has a single version of the operating system to support.
The cost of the switch to Windows 10 has not been revealed, but endorsement by the Department of Defense can only work in Microsoft's favor -- it's certainly something we can expect to see references to in future marketing materials and ad campaigns.
Not so much a distro as most decent distros now include SELinux (Security Enhanced Linux). Allows for the introduction of the concept of mandatory access controls and is a security module that is enabled.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security-Enhanced_Linux
Here is an NSA sponsored web page that identifies SELinux distros
https://www.nsa.gov/research/_files/selinux/papers/x/img6.shtml
I think the actual list may be larger than that assuming one does the work to implement the SELinux mods as add ins. I know Red Hat Enterprise Linux has it. Here is a URL that talks about some others:
http://searchenterpriselinux.techtarget.com/answer/SELinux-on-other-distros-not-just-Red-Hat
OpenBSD is also a good alternative.
It’s not your fault.
It’s those grossly negligent bass turds in Redmond that are screwing us over.
Get off the Microsoft battered user platform.
Here’s a piece about the 12 Most common problems with Windows 10, and some fixes.
Good luck.
And FUBG (Eff you Bill Gates)
It’s Hillary approving Windows 10.
I love Free Republic. The human resources here related to just about any subject is awesome.
If only we can deal with the idiot moderator who pulls computer-related threads...
I knew an answer would appear sooner or later, and is both welcome and sincerely appreciated.
The Win10 alpha released to the unsuspecting public should be considered criminal.
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