Hi,
On 2021-07-15 7:01 a.m., Michael Lange wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Wed, 14 Jul 2021 18:26:58 -0400
> Polyna-Maude Racicot-Summerside <debian@polynamaude.com> wrote:
>
> (...)
>> Also can you find me one Linux distribution that is certified as medical
>> equipment for reliability ?
>
> https://www.behnk.de/fully-automated-systems/
>
> These lab machines run with debian (at least the Thrombolyzer XRC we
> once had in our lab did, Etch iirc), so apparently they are certified. I
> don't think these certifications are something the OS vendor has to do,
> it's the vendor of the machine that needs a certificate for the whole
> product.
>
We finally get some sane words here.
Yes the certification is the "whole system" and not a piece by piece.
Sometime the OS supplier could get a certification / validation so it
gives him a commercial advantage but it's the whole system / stack that
require certification.
I never said there ain't any Linux device that do medical work in the
lab. One thing I do remember is that Germany is pushing for FOSS much
more than US/Canada.
> Regards
>
> Michael
>
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