1. A signal bearing medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform operations to manage policies on a computer having a foreign operating system, the operations comprising: receiving a policy on a second computer having a foreign operating system, the policy constructed on a first computer having a native operating system according to a policy standard developed for, and utilized by, the native operating system, and wherein the foreign operating system does not directly utilize the policy standard developed for, and utilized by, the native operating system; and executing a translator on the second computer, the translator configured to execute under the foreign operating system and translate the policy from the policy standard developed for, and utilized by, the native operating system to configuration information usable by the foreign operating system.