My experiences parallel Dirk's - I also work for several financial institutions and large corporates, and probably 80% of them allow me to plug in a USB key and move files around.
Yep, I find it strange too... Dave M. On 11/18/05, Dirk Eddelbuettel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 17 November 2005 at 07:37, Prof Brian Ripley wrote: > | I would be surprised to find a PC in a work environment that was bootable > | from USB or even from DVD/CD. Even in academia we have such things turned > | off (and it would be a disciplinary offence to run your own OS on > | a University-owned machine). > > Yes, though it really depends on how well organised and run a workplace is [ > having worked for a few different employers in financial services, I can > assure you that this varies significantly. ] But your point is spot-on, and > I should have mentioned it. E.g. at my current (well-run) workplace, USB > access is disabled (and we don't get admin rights). ______________________________________________ R-help@stat.math.ethz.ch mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide! http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html