On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 08:02:05 -0800 Tony Alfrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Monday 10 November 2003 08:11 pm, Joel Hammer wrote: > > Yes, I have also found another use for windows. Politics. I have > > gotten, by default, the job of getting us up and going with digital > > photography in our pathology department. > > > > You have to experience it to believe it, but our IS department is > > trying to make my life as difficult as possible because I bought a > > computer from the digital camera company, not through IS. Our IS > > steals software and hardware from people who buy through them and not > > straight from the vendor. Seriously. And, of course, IS bids for > > hardware are slow and over priced. If I suggested linux, they would > > use that against me for sure and fight like tooth and nail all the > > way. We are talking seriously computer impaired but politically savvy > > people. They have to be politically savvy because they keep their > > jobs despite knowing nothing about computers. > > I consulted for a place once that, when I told IS I wanted to run linux > on the in-house computer they gave me to use, basically threated to > fire me. I literally had to hide the linux partition on the box. I'm > not there anymore, and I'm sure the partition is still there. They > probably can't figure out why the hard disk only appears to be half as > big as it is supposed to be. > Just another proof of the maxim: If you don't know sh*t, you will be put in charge of those who do. -- Collins Richey - Denver Area if you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://smtp.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
