[87693] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: [ok] Re: WMF patch
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Fred Heutte)
Wed Jan 4 18:27:24 2006
From: Fred Heutte <aoxomoxoa@sunlightdata.com>
To: <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 15:26:40 -0800
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
I understand the frustration Valdis has with the Microsoft=
situation.
I've done my share of patching and updating and crawling under
desks and wrestling with Exchange Server and all the rest,
and fortunately (for my sanity) I'm not managing a few dozen
M$ desktops anymore.
My observation had more to do with the posturing of the=
"security"
vendors (anti-virus, firewall, IDS, etc.) and the broad range of=
highly important experts who are all clamoring for attention on
this and on all the other everyday security issues out there.
There is certainly a need for security services and products and=
activities, but I am just not enamored of the "security mindset."=
This is just a part of what our job is so let's get on with it. =
And if we can convince the PHBs that moving off of Windows is
(1) feasible, which is obvious; (2) manageable for them, which is=
not so clear, so much the better. I've broken my hammer=
pounding
this particular nail, so having failed at moving management away
from Windows, I moved myself away from management.
Fred
