Troll! Contrary to popular belief, 'managing' Windows workstations can be done. The trick is to let the users have no apps!
Because whenever you try to lock down the workstations, someone in that 6000-users community wants app X, and app X, while perfectly stable, requires more rights than that. And you can't believe what a feeling it is to give admin privileges to everyone because of stupid software. Even Office 2000 requires a little bit more than user rights.
The worst is when applications tend to register DLLs at run time... and not at install time, where admin rights are normally present.
3) It's Windows. Forget "drivers" without a dozen driver install disks...
Think about that for just a moment. If you compare the Knoppix variant that came out when Windows XP came out, were there drivers for todays hardware in it? I guess not. Knoppix is very well maintained version of Linux, where the maintainer takes time to integrate as many drivers as there are.
If you have the time, you can build your own Windows CD with all of todays drivers already built-in (to do this, search for Sysprep and PNPDriversPath or smth like that) and you won't ever have to insert a disk or download a driver from the net.
5) It's Windows... most apps won't run without registry editing and all kinds of other crap.
Huh? What are you talking about? I have set up my new box 2 months ago, and until now, have managed quite well without ever doing any manual registry tweaks. By the way: The only reason I use Windows and not Linux as my primary OS is Cubase SX, which does not run on Linux.
Wow, with such a userbase, a business userbase, isn't that going to stop the whole TCPA movement?
I mean, if IBM, the largest manufacturer of PC systems is switching to Linux, are Intel and AMD going to tell them "Sorry, IBM, you are our best customer, but you are going to have to switch to MS OS again?"...
How come no one mentions Enemy Territory? As a free (beer) game, someone should have thought of it. And okay, maybe it came out last year, and maybe it's not too original, but it really makes you waste lots of hours of otherwise productive time.
Our Jabber server has an MSN transport set-up. It still seems to work, although it's using the latest version of the transport that clearly stated that it's going to work after Oct 15.
Linux being secure is quite a common misconception. Windows is not that much more insecure than Linux (or GNU/Linux, if you want). The only thing is that the technically-gifted amongst us tend to choose Windows as their target, that for several reasons:
* They want to tell the world that Linux is more secure. * They want to target 'the world', because the world is actually using Windows rather than Linux. * The default Windows-user is not aware of what security risks are involved with having a PC 'on the net'.
Oh no, not again! Someone mentioned the Wayback Machine! Now I have to spend hours on it - again (and always re-check that my first sorry webpage attempt is still in there).
All right. I remember times when it was the underground drink here, and every now and then, some cool guy would 'import' them from Austria. I drink it every morning, but I'm starting to wonder what happens with all the bull testicle stuff in my body.
Then again, it's only that satisfactory if you're the only one having it. Otherwise, saying "Whoa... I know Applescript" would have quite no effect on others. I'd say "Whoa... I understand the sendmail config file!"
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Because whenever you try to lock down the workstations, someone in that 6000-users community wants app X, and app X, while perfectly stable, requires more rights than that. And you can't believe what a feeling it is to give admin privileges to everyone because of stupid software. Even Office 2000 requires a little bit more than user rights.
The worst is when applications tend to register DLLs at run time... and not at install time, where admin rights are normally present.
yeah, they should rather show us some serious quick numbers and links to studies!
and 6 hours left until they have to fire every employee... or outsource them to india.
How long is it going to take us to achieve that "miserable failure" takes us to Dubya and "litigious bastards" to SCO?
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A safe option is plain ASCII export.
You mean like "Oh wait, let me export the document to plain ASCII before it leaks onto the 'net"?
"You can do this, too, Neo. You only have to realize that in fact, there is no Moon".
Think about that for just a moment. If you compare the Knoppix variant that came out when Windows XP came out, were there drivers for todays hardware in it? I guess not. Knoppix is very well maintained version of Linux, where the maintainer takes time to integrate as many drivers as there are.
If you have the time, you can build your own Windows CD with all of todays drivers already built-in (to do this, search for Sysprep and PNPDriversPath or smth like that) and you won't ever have to insert a disk or download a driver from the net.
5) It's Windows... most apps won't run without registry editing and all kinds of other crap.
Huh? What are you talking about? I have set up my new box 2 months ago, and until now, have managed quite well without ever doing any manual registry tweaks. By the way: The only reason I use Windows and not Linux as my primary OS is Cubase SX, which does not run on Linux.
IMHO, OPIE tries to be like PocketPC (the native Windows OS on these devices), while GPE rather tries to bring the GNU-experience to handhelds.
maybe they will find my new mini ipod!
Put them to Guantanamo Bay as "Unlawful Mailers"!
I mean, if IBM, the largest manufacturer of PC systems is switching to Linux, are Intel and AMD going to tell them "Sorry, IBM, you are our best customer, but you are going to have to switch to MS OS again?"...
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How come no one mentions Enemy Territory? As a free (beer) game, someone should have thought of it. And okay, maybe it came out last year, and maybe it's not too original, but it really makes you waste lots of hours of otherwise productive time.
Server admins go here for an updated version.
Linux being secure is quite a common misconception. Windows is not that much more insecure than Linux (or GNU/Linux, if you want). The only thing is that the technically-gifted amongst us tend to choose Windows as their target, that for several reasons:
* They want to tell the world that Linux is more secure.
* They want to target 'the world', because the world is actually using Windows rather than Linux.
* The default Windows-user is not aware of what security risks are involved with having a PC 'on the net'.
So why should they target Linux boxen?
Why don't we all just change our p2p nicknames to "nycfashiongirl"?
Oh no, not again! Someone mentioned the Wayback Machine! Now I have to spend hours on it - again (and always re-check that my first sorry webpage attempt is still in there).
Of course. But it was called ARPANET or something.
i noticed rpmfind... how did you get to the actual packages?
All right. I remember times when it was the underground drink here, and every now and then, some cool guy would 'import' them from Austria. I drink it every morning, but I'm starting to wonder what happens with all the bull testicle stuff in my body.
Then again, it's only that satisfactory if you're the only one having it. Otherwise, saying "Whoa... I know Applescript" would have quite no effect on others. I'd say "Whoa... I understand the sendmail config file!"
Heh, you must be european. Or is there Red Bull in Capitalist America?
mine beat me at tetris, which is much more of an embarassment.
Wuahahaha! I thought "oh no, Novell, we meet again!"