Microsoft Forces Shutdown of Autopatcher

kaufmanmoore writes "Posts on Neowin and Autopatcher's site announce Microsoft has forced the closure of the Autopatcher download section. Details are scarce as to the exact reason for the take down after over 4 years of availability, but an official from Microsoft legal says that it has nothing to do with Windows Genuine Advantage. Goodbye to another useful tool that helped sysadmins apply Microsoft's numerous patches."

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gnu/linux at work

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But at work, that's another story. Unless you are working in a Mac shop, or unless your duties are mere wordprocessing and email, you'd be often unable to fit a Mac into the process, and Linux would be similarly "against the grain."

You mean like AutoDesk and other terminal M$ Partners applications? Nope, a gnu/linux is still less trouble than a Winblows box. There is nothing you can't do on a distribution like Xandros with Parallels and Crossover Office. The combination takes a little time to get up and running but is more stable and easier to keep running than Winblows on it's own. The only real barrier is how ingrained bad attitudes are at your company.

It's not worth getting fired over but you might want to look for another job if your employer has barriers like this in place. If you can't experiment to know what tool is best for the job, you are surely not using it. Companies like that defeat themselves and make life miserable for everyone in countless other ways. Top down sucks life.