> This was taken from an LSU posting today: > >> IT-Folks, >> >> For the benefit of my own department, I prepped a very brief set of >> notes >> (attached) to summarize today's meeting. > > <I snipped this from his notes> > > Topic: Laptop program > LSU is exploring a laptop requirement for students at LSU. This would > work > in tandem with the likelihood that ALL Windows computers at LSU will be > required to be an "Active Directory" participant. Active Directory is a > Windows server component that centralizes resources. It is seen as a > necessary > step toward securing the LSU network. > > </snip>
As a full time systems administrator for Caltech and a part time student at LSU, I would emphatically protest the requirement to have a windows laptop as part of my enrollment. A laptop requirement is fine, but *I* should be able to choose the OS, especially if I have to buy the damn thing. Linux may not be the answer, but I have found OS X to have the best of both worlds, especially for a student. I wonder if I could sue the university? Hmm... laptop enters campus, gets infected, I get home and it infects my network... You get the idea. I think LSU has enough problems with Windows worms floating around without 20,000+ students bringing them in from home.
