On Apr 11, 2007, at 1:52 PM, John Kubie wrote: > Today I went to a local high school to do a guest lecture. My > software works like an electronic atlas, and the plan was for the > students to do sheep brain dissections and to have a laptop with the > software installed to use as a resource. > > As we were setting up my host teacher told me that she hadn't > realized that I wanted to install software, and that there was a > strict rule against installing any software on the laptops. (pc > laptops). > > On my next visit, tomorrow, I think I can deal with this by running > the program off of CDs. > > My question: > > What is the concern of the computer administrators and is there any > way to alleviate their concerns and deal with this?
What is the problem with letting anyone install software on school laptops? Well...let's see... a) Windows software is notorious for leaving crap on systems even though it's uninstalled (system files, library files, config files, reg entries...) b) How can they trust you're not installing spyware or back door software? c) You honestly think that there's no danger to letting anyone install whatever they want while browsing the Internet on a school laptop? "No, I don't know where those porn popups are coming from..." d) Time is saved because they don't risk having their overworked, understaffed IT department having to rebuild the system after the software someone installed glitched it to the point where it won't work properly. e) No telling how newly installed software will interact with software already installed. f) "Do you have a license for that?..." _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
