[Gllug] Cost of RedHat vs Ubuntu desktop support

[JLMS]

On Sat, Jul 11, 2009 at 7:26 AM, Matthew King<matthew.king at monnsta.net> wrote:
> JLMS <jjllmmss at googlemail.com> writes:
>
>> The reason for this is simple: every piece of software is an
>> additional problem waiting to happen (been there, done that, got the
>> t-shirt).
>
> Rubbish. If it's on my computer

If somebody else is paying for the computer, software, electricity and
place of work I will venture the hypothesis that the computer is not
actually yours.

> than it's my problem and the desktop
> support needn't get involved.

Once a computer is networked to a corporate network is stops being
only your problem.

Actually once a computer is not yours (read above) it stops being only
your problem.

> If there's something I can't fix then
> a) they can reimage my machine

so you want the freedom to do as you please but still want the support.

There is the problem, that for different people the "something I can't
fix" is completely different. Standardization tries to address that.


> and b) I should just leave the job anyway
> because if I can't run my own machine I certainly can't run anybody
> elses.

You can, but it is more complicated.

>
> If an employer tries to tell me which editor, window manager, terminal
> emulator, shell, web browser, etc. etc. to use then they can go to hell
> while I look for another job.
>
> Matthew
>

Many developers in several well paid industries disagree.

But as I said previously, my angle is from industries where a
compromise is reached where developers and development time is
expensive, in those situations developers forego the conveniences you
mention (I would be interested to know where developers are allowed
such free reign) in exchange of a relatively big pay check.
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