[Gllug] Cost of RedHat vs Ubuntu desktop support

[JLMS]

On Tue, Jul 14, 2009 at 10:26 AM, Peter Corlett<abuse at cabal.org.uk> wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 05:05:22PM +0100, JLMS wrote:
> [...]
>> How do they deal with security in such promiscuous environment?
>
> They treat their IT staff like adults who can keep their stuff in order.
> After all, if an employer can't trust staff to look after their own laptop,
> said staff have no business meddling with your company systems, so why on
> earth were they hired in the first place?

Oh please, don't make me laugh.

http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4350711.ece


>
>> Can people go home, install any software they feel like it, and then come
>> back and connect the laptop in the corporate network?
>
> I can, and do.
>

Well, I have nothing to add.
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