There's also the problem with installing software, because there's not the same one-click method for every program that Mac and Windows have.
The story says how the admins like being able to do software installation and maintenance centrally instead of having to run around to 400 Windows(TM) boxes. Which in turn leaves them time to help out the average Joe User with his/hers problems. Installation shouldn't be left to Joe anyways.
I'd say that's pretty good for usability. I've encountered quite bit of Windows(TM) users who couldn't find their way around windows either, who would need the support either way.
Of course this only works in a office-setting as the one described. Guess most people can't afford a sysadmin at home;-)
The Swedish government promised broadband to all citizens of Sweden about a year ago, as far as I recall. Don't know when it's due to be implemented though, or how much progress there's been since then, as I am not a citizen there.
Lately there's been a lot of debate over RH7, and the inclusion of an unfinished gcc compiler in it. Even Linus Torvals has been bashing RedHat for doing so. RedHat's answer was, that they were trying to get an up-to-date compiler and couldn't wait for gcc 3.0 to ship. And now somebody want to spend a bunch of money porting it to an - to my knowledge - ancient machine, why?
Wouldn't it be better pushing some money in to the development of gcc 3.0?
> One incident is the one at University of Washington Medical Center where a hacker gained access to thousands of medical records and confidential patient data.
What's up with that? Don't they have the funding to get them selves a decent sysadmin?
IMHO if you have data to protect, then either hire someone who know how to make a system secure or don't use the system at all.
If neither of these are acceptable, then there's only one thing to do: openbsd.
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The story says how the admins like being able to do software installation and maintenance centrally instead of having to run around to 400 Windows(TM) boxes. Which in turn leaves them time to help out the average Joe User with his/hers problems. Installation shouldn't be left to Joe anyways.
I'd say that's pretty good for usability. I've encountered quite bit of Windows(TM) users who couldn't find their way around windows either, who would need the support either way.
Of course this only works in a office-setting as the one described. Guess most people can't afford a sysadmin at home ;-)
Just my 2 cents.
The Swedish government promised broadband to all citizens of Sweden about a year ago, as far as I recall. Don't know when it's due to be implemented though, or how much progress there's been since then, as I am not a citizen there.
Me thinks it would be cool if they would split up the world into smaller regions. Something like:
Reg. 1: California, Reg. 2: Texas, etc.
Well, guess that would make the average Joe User aware of the problem... probably wouldn't work then.
Or did I miss something?
Lately there's been a lot of debate over RH7, and the inclusion of an unfinished gcc compiler in it. Even Linus Torvals has been bashing RedHat for doing so. RedHat's answer was, that they were trying to get an up-to-date compiler and couldn't wait for gcc 3.0 to ship. And now somebody want to spend a bunch of money porting it to an - to my knowledge - ancient machine, why?
;-)
Wouldn't it be better pushing some money in to the development of gcc 3.0?
Or did I miss a point somewhere?
> One incident is the one at University of Washington Medical Center where a hacker gained access to thousands of medical records and confidential patient data.
What's up with that? Don't they have the funding to get them selves a decent sysadmin?
IMHO if you have data to protect, then either hire someone who know how to make a system secure or don't use the system at all.
If neither of these are acceptable, then there's only one thing to do: openbsd.
Just my 2cents.