On Sun, 29 Jun 2003, McKown, John wrote: > If you can get admin authority on your local machine so that you can install > software at all. We had HELL getting this authority. The only way we > succeeded was to inundate "desktop support" with level 2 priority tickets > for installation of products that use a Windows' GUI front end for mainframe > software. Another "liberating aspect" for having PCs on the desktop! > "Empowers the users" - right!
In that case, empowering the users (or not) is a management decision. In the case of OSS, empowering the users comes from providing them with with all the tools they could need, including the source, to deploy the software to their satisfaction, including any modifications they choose. You need to take care with the term "users," too. They're not necessarily the people using the, umm, this gets tricky. I was going to say "using the computers." I mean those who _own_ them, who fork out the dollars to acquire the computers and the dollars to support them. If employers are going to be held liable for illicit materials on the computer, then you can understand them being picky about what is installed, and if the computers can be used as toys for employees' entertainment, then you can understand concerns there too. Similarly, if additional software adds to maintenance costs, better bet the boss cares about that too. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David Goodenough [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 3:54 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Changing runlevels etc > > > > Try Cygwin, which runs on Windows and provides all the normal *nix > > utilities. There is a setup guide to be found at http://dga.co.uk/howto. > > Cygwin includes a complete ssh suite, including scp and sftp. > > > > David > > > -- Cheers John. Join the "Linux Support by Small Businesses" list at http://mail.computerdatasafe.com.au/mailman/listinfo/lssb
