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. s 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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