What a crock of techie cabalistic tripe! Ooooooo, look at the master of the Network! We understand nothing of this dark art of System Administration so everything he does must be for our greater good. We dare not question his methods or his judgement because us mere mortals cannot discern his mystical knowledge.
FACT: SysAdmins exist to provide a service to their user community. It is up to that community to determine how that service is to be provided - within the limitation of that system which the sysadmin should be able to communicate back to the users.
FACT: Just because the users don't understand the intricacies of how the network operates does not mean they don't understand how the network facilitates their job. Nor does it mean they can't understand how the network fits into their work environment.
FACT: The sysadmin may or may not understand the managerial or legal repercussions of his actions. As this story so acutely points out.
The parent is only insightful to a 13 year old who's never worked a day in their lives. It in every way, shape and form misses the big picture.
Yeah and when the supervisor sues the state for unlawful termination and gets to retire on the spot the taxpayers can be *really* pissed off.
Get it. Because the sysadmin didn't work within the system and went off to install spyware on his own he completely fubared what could be done to discipline his supervisor.
And how could you discipline the supervisor anyway besides a written warning for the first offense? How did the sysadmin know that nothing had been done? What? Did he install spyware in the HR office so he could see the supervisor's personel file? This guy dropped a nuke when he should have been using a flyswatter.
And why did he have to install spyware in the first place? What? Can't poll the PC and find out that sol.exe is up all day? Again, why did he need screenshots of everything the guy was doing and why wasn't someone from HR making sure that data wasn't misused. Hell he shouldn't have those screenshots to begin with! Wow, his boss spends 80% of his time playing solitaire and he spends 50% of his time going over screenshots.
No. Just because this is "gubbermint" doesn't mean what this guy did was right technically or ethically.
I did RTFA. He deserved to be fired imnsho. He violated an employee's privacy without consent of HR or legal. What happened if he pulled a screenshot with confidential data on it? What precautions was he taking to make sure that data remained safe? I don't buy his "policies and procedures" link. That memo doesn't detail that the sysadmin has carte blanche to install spyware on anybody's computer at whim for "monitoring purposes." Also, he takes unapproved software and installs it on a production network.
Why didn't he advocate eliminating games from the workstations? That way the wasted productivity is gone and no one gets singled out. Where is the real AUP? And no matter what he says items g and j do not give him the right to install spyware without approval.
But some of us are married. Even more amazing is we've.... procreated. SSSSHHHHHHH! For God's sake keep it down. No reason to get everybody's hopes up.
That was discussed a long time ago on Groklaw. The caselaw SCO was citing is used when the author is dead and it was that author's wish that the work be put into the public domain. It completely falls apart since most contributors are still alive and it is obvious that the GPL does not even come close to putting a work in the public domain.
Anyway, SCO really doesn't have any applicable copyright claims in their ammended complaint to push the issue. Just another example of them reaching for straws.
The CD is a tangible asset representing a couple years of work and probably a couple hundred thousand dollars worth of studio time. This isn't like the time somebody swiped the Marky Mark CD you bought at Camelot for $20.
More like "What is that? You have someone breaking into your house? You must wait. U2 has lost their music and won't leave the country until we've found it. French culture is at risk. At risk we tell you!"
Ok. Now I'm serious. Quit it. This stream of consciousness crap is beginning to freak me out.
*in Flower's mind* He's back from the dead and can't rest until he's found the missing U2 tracks. Oh god. Now I hear him. He's dressed in that old 70's outfit he wore on Sonny and Cher and singing. Singing Sunday, Bloody Sunday!
It isn't that dumb of an idea though definitely desperate. If he can get the pages into the proper format (I think TIFF. Don't quote me on it.) he can feed the files into the CTP (Camera/Creation To Plate) system. Without plates you don't get a paper out. EOF.
The processor comes with a "no exec" op code that an operating system can use to enhance security. OpenBSD or Linux could use this just as readily as XP. As a matter of fact OBSD already does iirc and MS isn't doing anything truely original on this platform (yes, I'm aware other processors and OSes have offered this for years.)
Compared to my other co-workers I live close to work but I'm pretty sure nobody would want to be around me after the 10K I'd have to run. I also think my running attire would not be appropriate for the company's dress code. Oh and I'm lucky. The facility I work at has showers. Not sure everyone has that luxury. I'm also responsible for going to another facility 4 miles away if there is an emergency.
And yeah I'd be a whole lot more fit but I'm not sure if I'd be healthier. The most direct route to work takes me through some of the worst neighborhoods in the city and I'd have to run home at night. We don't have to discuss winter weather or the fact that I'd have to run on concrete instead of on grass. Yeah, up to 70 miles a week running on concrete. I take back that fit statement now that I've had a chance to think about it. I'd also lose 2 hours of my day that I like to spend with my kids which negates one of the reasons I bought my house.
Guess I'll continue to drive to work and run when I'm at home and can enjoy it.
You damn well bet it doesn't count here at work. My patching an application is entirely different than upgrading the OS with a beta service pack. I would have to go through all our departments, make sure I tweak the upgrade so it doesn't break any of the services that make us money and then go through the whole deal again once the official release is out.
There is a big difference between the degree of risk I take with upgrading Firefox and the major overhaul that SP2 is going to turn out being. Sorry but this hypocrite isn't buying your assertion.
going to mix that with some pan flute music and make a relaxation tape out of it. Go into Borders and listen to "Sounds of Saturn" while drinking my Vanilla Chai.
Just so we are clear on this. It wasn't Bush, it was the entire world that's to blame for that one. When it came time to go into Iraq and oust Saddam the collalition utterly folded. Nobody wanted a free Iraq. All those countries in the Middle East? They just wanted the status quo back. Ousting Saddam and creating a democracy would have fucked their own backyard. Europe didn't want to pay the price to finish the job. And while Bush Sr. wanted to go in he had the brains to realize that America couldn't do it alone. Remember back then it was truly an international force fighting Iraq. Bush's greatest failure was he wasn't enough of a leader to hold the center but quite honestly I don't think anyone at that time was up to the job once Iraq was out of Kuwait.
So no, you don't get to blame Bush Sr. on all those dead Shiites. The entire world gets to take take the fall on not having the guts to do the right thing and finish the job.
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FACT: SysAdmins exist to provide a service to their user community. It is up to that community to determine how that service is to be provided - within the limitation of that system which the sysadmin should be able to communicate back to the users.
FACT: Just because the users don't understand the intricacies of how the network operates does not mean they don't understand how the network facilitates their job. Nor does it mean they can't understand how the network fits into their work environment.
FACT: The sysadmin may or may not understand the managerial or legal repercussions of his actions. As this story so acutely points out.
The parent is only insightful to a 13 year old who's never worked a day in their lives. It in every way, shape and form misses the big picture.
Get it. Because the sysadmin didn't work within the system and went off to install spyware on his own he completely fubared what could be done to discipline his supervisor.
And how could you discipline the supervisor anyway besides a written warning for the first offense? How did the sysadmin know that nothing had been done? What? Did he install spyware in the HR office so he could see the supervisor's personel file? This guy dropped a nuke when he should have been using a flyswatter.
And why did he have to install spyware in the first place? What? Can't poll the PC and find out that sol.exe is up all day? Again, why did he need screenshots of everything the guy was doing and why wasn't someone from HR making sure that data wasn't misused. Hell he shouldn't have those screenshots to begin with! Wow, his boss spends 80% of his time playing solitaire and he spends 50% of his time going over screenshots.
No. Just because this is "gubbermint" doesn't mean what this guy did was right technically or ethically.
Why didn't he advocate eliminating games from the workstations? That way the wasted productivity is gone and no one gets singled out. Where is the real AUP? And no matter what he says items g and j do not give him the right to install spyware without approval.
I guess they forgot m. Use common sense.
The Linux Gateways, servers, AP link is the same link for Tablets and Webpads. This should be the proper link.
But some of us are married. Even more amazing is we've.... procreated. SSSSHHHHHHH! For God's sake keep it down. No reason to get everybody's hopes up.
But it does make me start to wonder how long it will take until we have stillsuits.
Anyway, SCO really doesn't have any applicable copyright claims in their ammended complaint to push the issue. Just another example of them reaching for straws.
The CD is a tangible asset representing a couple years of work and probably a couple hundred thousand dollars worth of studio time. This isn't like the time somebody swiped the Marky Mark CD you bought at Camelot for $20.
You do understand the inherent fallacy in what you just said now? Riiiiiight?
More like "What is that? You have someone breaking into your house? You must wait. U2 has lost their music and won't leave the country until we've found it. French culture is at risk. At risk we tell you!"
*in Flower's mind* He's back from the dead and can't rest until he's found the missing U2 tracks. Oh god. Now I hear him. He's dressed in that old 70's outfit he wore on Sonny and Cher and singing. Singing Sunday, Bloody Sunday!
Bono's going to war against copyright infringement. Literally. Financed by Orrin Hatch. Somebody make it stop!
Sometimes things really are that simple.
Sorry, you can't get a stock scam going by saying you're going to sue Ma and Pa Kettle for $50billion. Now maybe if they went after Uncle Jed.....
It isn't that dumb of an idea though definitely desperate. If he can get the pages into the proper format (I think TIFF. Don't quote me on it.) he can feed the files into the CTP (Camera/Creation To Plate) system. Without plates you don't get a paper out. EOF.
God I feel for them but the first question that popped up in my mind was "How did the backout procedure fail?"
The processor comes with a "no exec" op code that an operating system can use to enhance security. OpenBSD or Linux could use this just as readily as XP. As a matter of fact OBSD already does iirc and MS isn't doing anything truely original on this platform (yes, I'm aware other processors and OSes have offered this for years.)
Well guess I can talk to you about computers at the next barn raising. Oh wait....
Who the heck was driving this thing? Mary-Kate?
And yeah I'd be a whole lot more fit but I'm not sure if I'd be healthier. The most direct route to work takes me through some of the worst neighborhoods in the city and I'd have to run home at night. We don't have to discuss winter weather or the fact that I'd have to run on concrete instead of on grass. Yeah, up to 70 miles a week running on concrete. I take back that fit statement now that I've had a chance to think about it. I'd also lose 2 hours of my day that I like to spend with my kids which negates one of the reasons I bought my house.
Guess I'll continue to drive to work and run when I'm at home and can enjoy it.
Yeah, they were great for all about five minutes. After that it was like the grits cooled off and it just wasn't the same. :P
There is a big difference between the degree of risk I take with upgrading Firefox and the major overhaul that SP2 is going to turn out being. Sorry but this hypocrite isn't buying your assertion.
going to mix that with some pan flute music and make a relaxation tape out of it. Go into Borders and listen to "Sounds of Saturn" while drinking my Vanilla Chai.
There is a press release. Product only seems available to OEMs.
So no, you don't get to blame Bush Sr. on all those dead Shiites. The entire world gets to take take the fall on not having the guts to do the right thing and finish the job.