[TriLUG] Vista

[Jim Tuttle]

I wouldn't mind a centrally managed Linux desktop, I suppose.  It might
be nice not to have to admin it myself.  I just can't do without my
terminal.



Ryan Leathers wrote:
> Interesting Jim
> 
> When I give interviews I ask the candidates their OS of choice. Nobody 
> has ever selected a Microsoft OS. I suspect the screening process 
> eliminates these folks before they make it to an interview here. (There 
> were a couple on staff before I got here) Its not that we have something 
> against Microsoft. Its just that we look for a certain mindset - an open 
> source philosophy that extends beyond the applications you use to the 
> way you work. Folks who share this mind set seem to gravitate to some 
> type of *NIX. Perhaps the day will come that we'll have a Vista user in 
> our ranks.
> 
> My policy is to let people pick whatever OS they feel most productive 
> with (I use Ubuntu and OSX myself), but the first time they prove they 
> can't admin their own box and remain productive in their regular duties 
> they lose that privilege to the jack-booted authority of a sysadmin who 
> will give them a centrally managed Ubuntu desktop.  It has been working 
> pretty well. User and sysadmin alike seem happy and productive with this 
> arrangement.
> 
> Ryan
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Jim Tuttle wrote:
>> That's one reason I love working at NCSU Libraries- they let me order my
>> own computer and install my own OS.  A few of us are running Ubuntu, one
>> is running FreeBSD, and one is running (horror) Solaris 8.  A lot of us
>> are running OSX with the majority on Windows XP.
>>
>> That's now one of my questions when I interview- what's your desktop OS
>> policy?  I want root.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>>
>>   
>>> Hi Ron,
>>>
>>>   What is wrong with GNU Cash? Does it not run on Windows? Is it just too
>>> different? Or are some features missing? AFAIK it is the only FOSS contender
>>> against QuickBooks (not quicken or money). I've only done a little with GNU
>>> Cash and not any heavy business accounting so I haven't explored its
>>> features. Not sure if it is good at managing thousands of customer accounts
>>> for instance. ???
>>>
>>>   BTW, employees at this major telco are welcomed to use Linux as their
>>> primary desktop. Most have both XP and Linux side-by-side although outlook
>>> is available as a web page so one could dump XP if desired. The big issue
>>> here is all the IT-ware on the Windows box. E.g. this week some brainiac in
>>> network mgt decided no Flash player on the Windows box-- odd since several
>>> apps and new dev are using flash.
>>>
>>> Tim
>>>     
>>
>>   
> 


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