On Thursday 08 July 2004 16:32, Bernard Wanyama wrote: > Hi, > > One more thing, it is a well-known fact that the management of any > organisation has the right to monitor and control the usage of its > resources to ensure that they are not being misused or abused.
While that right may exist, how it's exercised will determine good governance, or should I say, management. This depends on the company's corporate policy, what industry it's in e.t.c. For instance, in an ISP, it would be find to filter 'porn-galore' for sales and top management, but not for the techies running the hardware; they need to test to make sure all is well in userland. A law firm may have a different policy, as may a finance firm and so on. Basically, if there are rules, it's not enough that they aren't broken, but that they can be enforced (intelligent filtering software, e.t.c.). I don't think following someone around the office all day constitutes good governance (except in a few places :). > > And, all employees are required to use those resources in accordance with > the laid down rules and principles of the organisation, being bound by > their acceptance to work for that organisation. > As they say, "If your boss doesn't let you......, find another job!". That's good and well, but watching someone like a hawk is the easy way out. If they don't comply, let them go! Don't justify their existence if they aren't productive. Mark. > > > Bernard Wanyama > Support Engineer > Linux Solutions Uganda > Cell: +256 71 193979 > > > On Thu, 2004-07-08 at 05:29, Wire James wrote: > >> Ezra > > > > That was Ernest:-) but I agree though that's debatable too. > > > >> Not in Uganda :-). You would certainly lose. > >> > >> W > >> > >> > Wire, if you were my boss and tried to implement such, i'd sue you > >> > > >> :) > >> : > >> > ernest. > >> > > >> > ---------- Original Message ----------- > >> > From: Ezra Banoba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > Sent: Thu, 08 Jul 2004 11:57:17 -0700 > >> > Subject: Re: lug_: Monitoring Software > >> > > >> >> On Thu, 2004-07-08 at 00:23, Kabagambe Kenneth wrote: > >> >> <snip> > >> >> > >> >> > The question that you should ask iss "How do youdefine > >> >> > >> >> productivity?" Is it the number of lines of code you write per > >> > >> day? > >> > >> >> > The number of patches you have installed on your Exchange server > >> > >> in > >> > >> >> the > >> > > >> > last month? > >> > > >> >> > The number of times youhave logged in to your OpenVMS box? How > >> > >> many processes you are running? > >> > >> >> > Or how many messages you have sent using TrueAfrican, that arent > >> >> > >> >> work > >> > > >> > related/just > >> > > >> >> > showing your lack of productivity. > >> >> > >> >> That's exactly the point. Software to monitor productivity in that > >> > >> sense is only effective in cases where the productivity yardstick is > >> straight forward eg for manual labour [how many sacks of maize has > >> Smangaliso delivered in two hours] > >> > >> >> My point exactly, the scenario in question here is impractical. > >> > >> Take for instance, a programmer's productivity cannot be > >> > >> >> measured/determined by the time spent looking at code in emacs! > >> > >> since the s/w will be monitoring what user x is doing at time t. > >> > >> >> > I know of an OCorganisation that blocks all internet access via > >> > >> port > >> > >> >> 80 and filters all outgoing mail > >> >> > >> >> > that doesnt have @domain.com extensions in the belief that it > >> > >> will > >> > >> >> give the staff more focused on their work :( > >> >> > >> >> > > I would like to see the code for this:-) > >> >> > > > >> >> > > > The goal is to ensure that one can monitor what the staff > >> >> > >> >> members do with their computers during working hours. > >> >> > >> >> > --------------------------------------------- > >> >> > This service is hosted on the Infocom network > >> >> > http://www.infocom.co.ug > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Ezra Banoba > >> >> Network Engineer > >> >> one2net > >> >> www.one2net.co.ug > >> >> > >> >> "Doing well is a result of Doing good. That's what capitalism is > >> > >> all about." > >> > >> >> --------------------------------------------- > >> >> This service is hosted on the Infocom network > >> >> http://www.infocom.co.ug > >> > > >> > ------- End of Original Message ------- > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > --------------------------------------------- > >> > This service is hosted on the Infocom network > >> > http://www.infocom.co.ug > > > > -- > > Ezra Banoba > > Network Engineer > > one2net > > www.one2net.co.ug > > > > "Doing well is a result of Doing good. That's what capitalism is all > > about." > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > This service is hosted on the Infocom network > > http://www.infocom.co.ug > > --------------------------------------------- > This service is hosted on the Infocom network > http://www.infocom.co.ug --------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
