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alexb@minerva1.bull.it (Alessandro Bottonelli) writes:

>scoob@bnr.ca (Christian Marcotte) writes:



>>I'd like to know what other companies have in terms of policies when it comes
>>to getting & installing sources from the net or posting your own sources to
>>the net.

>>Some are very restrictive and others naively open.

>>What's your company policy?

>HERE's what the company policy here at BULL says:

>>1) with regards to getting sources from the net & installing them
>>   (yes, no, security aspects, fear of copyright infringments do they
>>    realize the benefits they're gaining/loosing ...)

>ONLY THE SECURITY OFFICERS (that's me by the way) 'SHOULD' GET UNIX
>SOURCES FROM THE NET AND PORT THEM ON OUR PLATFORMS.

>BEFORE INSTALLING THEM ON A PRODUCTION SYSTEM, THE PRODUCTS ARE
>'SCREENED' AGAINST TROJANS AND THE LIKE. MOREOVER IF THE PRODUCTS
>ARE NOT ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY 100 PERCENT PUBLIC DOMAIN (I.E. THERE
>ARE RESTRICTIONS FOR USE IN A CORPORATE ENVIRONMENT) AN ASSESSMENT
>IS MADE ON WHETHER ACQUIRING A SITE LICENCE IS WORTH THE ADVANTAGES
>THE PRODUCT GIVES US. IF NO LICENCE IS GRANTED WE REMOVE SOURCES
>FROM OUR SERVERS.

>WE HAVE A LIST OF P.D. SOFTWARE 'SUGGESTED' AT CORPORATE LEVEL BUT
>NORMALLY SCREENING IS MADE AT THE LOCAL (SITE) LEVEL.

Should we flame this guy for not having a lower case on his keyboard or 
for being High and Mighty.

The bad part is that I agree with everything he is saying. I just don't
like all caps.

Kim Sebert
sebert@andy.bgsu.edu