steve i empathise with your perspective, and i wish it were
feasable but ive jsut had an experience of the opposite-
me and few other people just had a gallery show, ( have a look
http://www.casulapowerhouse.com/cybercultures/program.html )
and we talked about whether we would lockdown the desktops or not..we
decided to trust that gallery users would respect the art works and
the machines, so we left them unlocked.
within the first two days users had totally trashed the work and back
ups on one machine and fucked the preferences on another machine. the
desktops are now locked down now so there is now way to alter
anything.
nearly everyone is smart enuff to look futher than what they can
click on and i think its is a good thing as it shows initiative
and curiosity.. but it can also be malicious, and plain
destructive,,and unfortunately giving people priviliges doesnt mean
they say thankyou.
i dont want someone trashing what ive spent months doing cause they
are having bad day, or they think its funny, or whatever, and online
isnt any different from in the gallery.
m
melinda rackham
sHe needs to know your name
http://www.subtle.net/carrier
