On 10/10/2007, dennis.p.kelly@census.gov <dennis.p.kelly@census.gov> wrote:
> Can you supply a Certificate or Letter stating TortoiseSVN does not require
> "Admin" privilege or alter the core desktop configuration?
What do you mean by 'alter the core desktop configuration'?
TortoiseSVN is a shell extension so its menu entries get inserted in
context menus everywhere, including the desktop itself.
Admin privileges are required for installation but not for normal use.
Simon
> On Oct 9, 2007, at 12:58 PM, dennis.p.kelly@census.gov wrote:
>
> >
> > Can you supply a Certificate stating TortoiseSVN does not require
> > "Admin"
> > privilege?
> >
> > You will need to contact the software vendor to get a certificate (if
> > available on the vendor website) or letter stating that the
> > software you
> > wish to acquire is FDCC compliant before this request can be processed
> > through SLIC. If the vendor is not aware of these new requirements
> > for
> > software used on federal government desktop and laptop computers,
> > you may
> > refer them to the National Institute of Standards and Technology
> > website at
> > http://csrc.nist.gov/fdcc/ for clarification. Any certification
> > obtained
> > from the vendor must clearly state that:
> > 1. The software has been tested to assure that it runs at "user
> > level"
> > ("power user" or "administrative" privilege is not necessary
> > for the
> > normal operation of the product)
> > 2. The software does not change the core configuration of the
> > desktop
> > during installation
> >
> > When you receive the certification, please email it to
> > SSD.SLIC.SAR@census.gov, so it can be attached to the SAR and your
> > request
> > can be processed. In the near future it will be possible for the
> > Sumbitter
> > to attach the certificate directly to the SAR when creating a Software
> > Approval Request.
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Received on Wed Oct 10 17:13:13 2007