[nzlug] Linux in NZ District Councils?

[Michael Adams]

On Mon, 22 Jan 2007 21:33:14 +1300
cr wrote:
> 
> How about this (in a memo from the chief IT moron in the company I
> work for):"As a responsible corporate citizen, XXXX Ltd will not
> permit shareware or freeware to be used on its systems".     wtf?
> 

As soon as you see your work computer as an office tool rather than an
extesion of your home playing/surfing environment, then you will
understand his position better.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/3/story.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=10420206

What precipitated the move? It could have been malware traced back to
free software. 

This list membership hardly needs to be informed of your self-righteous
indignation as the memo does not prevent GPL software.

It is a brave or stupid bloke that on an IT mailing list calls someone
"the chief IT moron". I have no doubt you are outnumbered by chief IT
morons here of which i am not one.


-- 
Michael
 Those that can, do; those that can't, teach.