Larry Medina wrote:
> And all it "Certifies" is that a vendor has submitted their product to the
> testing required to ensure their software meets the requirements set forth
> in DOD 5015.2. It doesn't ensure it does it efficiently, effectively, as
> well or better than another product offering, it simply meets the
> requirements. By that I mean it can take 10 steps to achieve something
> or 3 steps, as long as it accomplishes it.
But isn't that what all other certifications are about -- achieving a goal, but
not specifying all the steps.
A person much wiser than I one said that you could get ISO 9000 certification
for a concrete life vest. All the certification offered was the guarantee that
the life vest was made of the type of concrete specified and manufactured
according to the documented process.
A certification is only a starting point that can define a range of
capabilities that product has. It is up to the emptor [as in caveat emptor] to
test and to judge which offering meets the required specifications.
Al.
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