On Mon, 2003-11-17 at 15:40, Peter Eddy wrote: > I don't think it's necessary to try enforce your policy on other people > or other companies. If Rodolfo's suggestion isn't workable for the > person who asked the question, they ought to be able to decide that for > themselves. > > Skunkwork type projects here at my company were what eventually led to > official support of Linux in our products, cost savings on software > licenses, and happier developers. No need to discourage that kind of thing. > > Peter > I was not attempting to enforce my policies. They aren't mine, they are the companies. I am all for technicians learning as much as they can, but when a general user starts bringing in PCs with who knows what installed, this leads to anarchy. I am only speaking as the administrator in a company environment and raising the caveat that he needs to check company policy because it could be grounds for dismissal. I have nothing against Rodolfo or his suggestions, just want to be sure that the original poster is aware that some companies frown on it. I would hate to see someone get fired for reading advice from here without the proper caveats. Ed
