Re: TortoiseSVN 1.3.2.5840 requires admin rights for installation

Nick,

On 09/03/06, Nick Gilbert <nick@x-rm.com> wrote:
> > Out in the real world, IT departments use security policies on PCs to
> > protect their investment and assets. Fixing someone's PC because they
> > installed or uninstalled something nasty costs time and money. Removing
> > administrator privileges is one method of minimizing downtime,
> > maintaining security and there fore maximizing uptime.
>
> I can imagine that's true for secretaries and normal users, but for
> software devs it seems very limiting. Besides - software devs can fix
> their own PCs :)

That's not true. There are more developers out there that can wreck
their system than that can fix it. Large companies must have reliable
and closed desktops to be able to support flexible seating and stuff.
Allowing developers to just install anything is asking for a support
nightmare.

As a developer for a large company I am glad I can rely on the regular
support teams for fixing problems on my PC. Before we went to
standardized desktops, we were left on our own, without any support on
our PC's (even for the most basic stuff like mail and internet
browse). You don't want that.

OTOH, these larger companies should also have the skills to be able to
package anything their users need in such a way that it can be safely
rolled out to workstations.

--
Regards,
Jean-Marc
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