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Desktop Linux Sliding in Under the Radar?
Paul Johnson asks: "This article at ComputerWorld describes a sysadmin's discovery that many people in his company are installing Linux on their desktops without consulting IT. The writer is concerned with the security implications, but there is a wider issue. At present the 'official' penetration of Linux into the desktop market is something around 1%. The writer of this article doesn't give figures, but it sounds like he may have stumbled on several times that percentage of desktop Linux installations. If so then this is an important trend. Linux got its foot in the datacentre door in exactly the same way a few years ago, with unofficial installations doing odd server jobs.
If you are a sysadmin, in an organization that runs Windows on the desktop, have you stumbled on many unofficial Linux installations?"
Those Hotbar auto-installs have gone too far!
In my PANTS !!
How is my informative and honest answer -1 Redundant? I don't see anyone having posted similar findings. I was asked the question submitted, provided my answer to it to the best of my knowledge. Perhaps an intellectual enriching conversation would ensue from my informative reply, nut that's unlikely with Redundant mod. Hope this doesn't pass the Meta-mod.
Not until
a) It supports the windows key WITHOUT modifiying xmodmaps
b) Gimp has CMYK, CMYGOK and YHBT color support.
c) When it has enterprise class ease of use. That means no ugly file dialog, no bash, no mention of acronyms such as hda, mem, fd0, proc, dev, usr.
d) They get rid of that penguin and replace it with a professional logo.
5) It has enterprise class RDBMS support (mysql == toy)
6) When it supports our modem server connecting to the Telefax network (its a winmodem)
7) It has wordart in OpenOffice.org Abiword.
That should make management warm up to alternative operating systems.
Well I hope there aren't too many IT guys out there with Mod points, but I have Karma to burn and something that needs to be said. But then again there are plenty of people who agree with me to mod me back up!
"IT is incompeent" Every university, or place I've worked at IT has sucked. There are many situations where I've fixed other peoples computers when IT couldn't, and I' a chemical engineer not a trained IT professional. IT people are generally lazy and don't get things done.
What do you have to say for yourselves? huh?
Veramocor
What the fuck are you talking about? Lay off the wacky baccy, dude.
they are about to witness a power that they must deny the existence of.
we were thinking of juvenile detention, but they continue to use gottiesque methods despite several thousand warnings.
lookout bullow.
consult with/trust in yOUR creator. vote with yOUR wallet. that's the spirit.
the daze of the Godless georgewellian fuddite payper liesense stock markup FraUDs is dissolving into coolapps/the abyss.
don't forget to support the non-aggressive oil for babies program. it's easy. just stay home sometimes, & stop giving yOUR money to thieves/murderers just because they tell you some billyonerror fairytail.
pay attention. that doesn't cost much. tell 'em robbIE.
You people sound like fucking morons when you say that! It's just as bad as "virii"!
There's a Mercedes gap too. I want one and can't afford one, but it's not government's job to do anything about it.