On Mon, 8 Jul 2002, at 12:46am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In other words, if I'm not requesting any assistance from corp IT ..
Paul, I would expect you, of all people, not to take that stance. You and I both know that simply connecting a system to a network involves it in the whole support tangle. From there, you can cause problems, and/or you will complain when things don't work. I refuse to believe that you would honestly allow anyone to just walk in and plug their own equipment, running God-only-knows-what, into a network you are responsible for. You're a better admin then that. Now, as I understand it, in your current situation, corporate IT effectively trusts you and your group to do things right for you and your group, irregardless of what OS you run. That distinction is critical, for what I hope are obvious reasons. > Totally different scenario. I don't think so. Yes, the circumstances were different, but the ultimate issue is the same: Does user convience override corproate policy? In my book, the answer is "no". If that means I have to run MS-Windows, I run MS-Windows, or quit. As it happens, I am rather more likely to do the latter then the former. That does not give me the right to violate said policy. > I'm NOT TALKING ABOUT CORPORATE IT SYSTEMS. A Desktop is not a "Corporate > IT system", at least IMO. Well, that does change the picture quite a bit, and I can see why that stance would confuse this discussion further. Sufice it to say that I almost completely disagree with that stance. I won't get into why in this forum at this time. (We've wasted enough bandwidth as is. ;-) -- Ben Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | The opinions expressed in this message are those of the author and do not | | necessarily represent the views or policy of any other person, entity or | | organization. All information is provided without warranty of any kind. | ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
