Clayton wrote:
Well if that's all he does, then yes, why bother with Linux?
Mainly because he's a danger to himself :-) This isn't a controlled
corporate IT environment... it's a private computer. It lasts a
couple months max and has to be restored because he's been playing...
Then what you need to do is change your computing POLICY.
This isn't a technical issue, it's an employee misbehavior issue.
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When an admin tries to solve management shortcomings (failure to
implement and enforce IT policy) by coming up with "safeguards"
all he's doing is digging a punji-stake pit trap which can only
catch one person... HIMSELF.
Linux was looked at as a nice solution for stopping the whole "I just
opened an email and poof, my computer went crazy" scenario.
Management needs to grow a spine, and then tell him to either
smarten up, or he will be replaced with someone who IS smart
enough to not sabotage his own equipment every few months.
I wouldn't be surprised if he does this purposely just so
he can get paid for a couple days while sitting around doing
nothing "because my computer got hosed"
Alternatively, you can give the other ultimatum -- since you're
too stupid to run Windows in a safe manner, we are switching
you to a Linux platform, and you WILL learn to use the new
CAD software (there is a WIDE variety of commercial CAD software
originally written for Unix workstations which has been ported
to Linux. I know -- I used to work at the General Motors tech
center, and was responsible for doing research into the subject
to provide a counter-argument to the "we have to move everyone
onto Windows" crowd. While I could understand the movement
away from expensive proprietary workstations to "white box"
hardware, going from the solid Unix admin & security model
to the Windows security model seemed positively idiotic
(10x or more admins needed for the same number of machines,
minimal remote admin abilities, malware, etc.)
Yes I
know, antivirus, anti malware, anti spyware etc etc. Linux is my
preferred antivirus software :-)
C.
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