Re: RE: [ISN] DARPA pulls OpenBSD funding

[Shawn McMahon <smcmahon () eiv com>]

On Sat, Apr 19, 2003 at 03:55:26PM -0500, Curt Purdy said:
> them or not.  DARPA is a government agency and has no right to any political
> view.  By definition an agency is created to fullfill its charter, in
> DARPA's case to promote advanced research in the US government's best
> interests, which a secure network OS clearly is.  The charter mentions
> nothing about Democratic, Replubican, Anarchist, war, or peace political
> views.

DARPA's charter is to promote advanced research in the US government's
best DEFENSE interests.  It is not unreasonable of them to conclude that
giving money to someone who is opposed to the Defense Department's
current number one project may not be in the best interest of our
defense.  Don't forget what the "D" stands for in DARPA.  Promoting the
development of secure OSes and tools does not imply that one must fund
one specific OS or project.


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