On Mon, Dec 20, 1999 at 01:43:42PM -0600, Kent West wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > <snip> > > > >I kind of like the suggestion from a previous post that this ignorant net > > >admin of yours be brought to task over his administrative decisions. Isn't > > >his job ultimately to provide a network infrastructure that makes end-users > > >more productive? Seems to me that his draconic "nothing but NT" stance > > >runs > > >counter to this. And this at an institute for higher learning and > > >enlightened thinking... what a shame. > > > > Well, I _am_ the original "instigator" of the bias, as I inadvertently > > brought the system to its knees with a kernel upgrade. I can't (and don't > > try to) back out of that responsibility. > > We've got this unofficial consensus that we'd rather have "our" > people breaking the network with Linux before the students do it > from their dorm rooms. This way we can learn from the experiences > and yet still have some control. Otherwise, when the students do > it, we'll be caught with our pants down.
It sounds like these network admins at the school in Bakersfield already have their pants tied around their necks cutting off oxygen to the brain anyway. I sent a long-winded reply direct to the professor himself, but I coudn't resist pointing out in a public forum that if memory serves me correctly, Bakersfield is a public-funded college. And they're pushing a commercial product via their unwillingness to allow the good Dr. to use his Linux system due to their poor network design and lack of troubleshooting skills for when it's broken. Politically this could put the school in some hot water if enough people were upset about it... Anyway, sorry about the rant. Just annoyed at these so-called "professionals" who boot various types of systems off their networks because they don't understand them. It's even more annoying when they work for an institution that claims to foster higher learning. Nate, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
