[ale] OT: Interesting Link (State of IT)

[Christopher Fowler]

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On Tue, Aug 26, 2003 at 08:50:12AM -0400, Mark Angeli wrote:
> What was the link?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-admin at ale.org [mailto:ale-admin at ale.org]On Behalf Of John
> Wells
> Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 8:49 AM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: Re: [ale] OT: Interesting Link (State of IT)
> 
> 
> Christopher Fowler said:
> > Nope its not that.  Its the ability to take a piece of software and make
> > it
> > do what you need it to do.  I"m not good with vehicles.  If you take the
> > model
> > that most people want to show about MS is the model of a car with its hood
> > welded shut.  The ability to open the hood and fix anything that needs to
> > be fixed on your terms is what makes a great mechanic.  I can do some
> > things
> > to my car but for most jobs I have to take it to a mechanic.  The same
> > goes
> > with MS.  If you can make software do what you want it to do then you can
> > stop the memory leaks, the buffer overflows, etc..
> 
> Driver    == Administrator
> Mechanic  == Developer
> 
> An administrator should be able to "drive" the software *without* getting
> under the hood, *if* the software is designed/implemented well.
> 
> Now, the administrator will of course be expected to change the oil
> (patches), but shouldn't be expected to redesign the exhaust system if
> it's determined that it's leaky by design.
> 
> > So many customers we've contacted are busy now due to the outbreak
> > of viriuses they are extremely busy.  Why?  Why  must this crap go
> > on.  When are people going to clue in that maybe Outlook is not the
> > thing to use.  I admin that I'm attracted to outlook because it is
> > spiffy but have fallen in love with mutt.  Winbloze users would not
> > even consider mutt.
> 
> Poorly designed/poorly implemented.
> 
> When you start expecting/requiring administrators to understand your
> source to use your product, they *WILL* go elsewhere...I guarantee it.
> They have enough on their hands.
> 
> John
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