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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