Reading it, key word I picked out was "purchasing". Does this mean they can still "use" it if its just downloaded free? Bob (another one) Bob Tanner wrote: > > http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60050-2002May22.html > > Stenbit said the debate is academic and that what matters is how secure a given > piece of software is. To that end, the Defense Department is now prohibited from > purchasing any software that has not undergone security testing by the NSA. > Stenbit said he is unaware of any open-source software that has been tested. > > Anyone know of any commerical Microsoft products that have been tested by the > NSA and passed? >