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Quoting "Joseph Michael Scott" <[log in to unmask]>: > Ok, I haven't worked for an IT organization at MSU for the last four > years. I left myself on the NAG list, and although there have been > quite a few discussions I almost stepped in on, I blew it off. > Working for MSU was fun, but my life demanded a change, and like any > NORMAL functioning biological organism, I followed the path that made > the best sense for my survival. Too bad MSU seems hell bent on > committing suicide.. Look, the days of mainframes and free speech > over. Sure, they were fun and there were many days of 'flying by the > seat of our pants' to meet the overwhelming needs presented to us in > the IT field. I was an exciting time where every single day meant you > could honestly discover something brand new that blew your socks off. > However, a group of certain folks whom control what could/is the > centralization of MSU's IT infrastructure are convinced that if they > allow any changes that would update or centralize MSU it is going to > rob them of their childhood. GET OVER IT! I currently work for a > large international consulting company, and have done/am doing quite > a bit of work for not only MSU but other campuses, both large and > small. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM shy of MSU understands that their > business is to educate students, NOT to throw around their opinions. > They also recognize that in order to get students to actually WANT to > attend their university they MUST present an IT solution that will > make the potential students not only sign up for their university, > but continue to WANT to attend. There is so much talk in these > discussions about the lack of funding being the root cause of > slapping a quick ugly fix on outdated technology. Want to take a > guess WHY there is a lack of funding? One last word to the hippies > whom when I started working for MSU told me that it was against > campus policy to have a firewall, or AV solution on my email, as it > would violate the freedom of data (or whatever that amazingly INANE > rule is).. Microsoft is NOT run by Satan. It is NOT out to sort > through YOUR email or YOUR web browsing habits. They could give a > rats butt whether you searched for naked hobbits in whip cream > yesterday. Why don't you do the entire campus a favor and retire to > some commune somewhere. Unions were NOT created to ensure that sticks > in the mud like yourselves could ruin companies by demanding your > have seniority.. Sorry for the rant, but enough is ENOUGH! Outstanding! As an out of touch hippie whose simply limping my way to the retirement commune all I can say is WOW! /sd