Final Year Project Brainstorming

[Dave Scott]

Wade Smart wrote:
> Choon Ming wrote:
>> Karl,
>>
>> Thanks for the quick reply. I've thought of that but I still need to come up
>> with a real-life scenario where Ubuntu's security is better than Vista in
>> order for me to develop the system. 
>>
> 
>> I think a project that contrasts the security of Ubuntu and Windows 
>> Vista will be interesting.
>>
>> karl
> 
> 20090524 0900 GMT-5
> 
> Real life project...
> 
> A school in Arkansas was granted new licenses from Microsoft to move 
> from a few NT machines, lots of 98 machines and a few 2000 machines to 
> Vista. The computers were very old so they were told they would have to 
> purchase new computers. The school does not have any IT person. The 
> teachers all pretty much maintain their own systems (to what degree I do 
> not know). Their systems have zero security now (for the most part). One 
> of "perks" for doing all of this is they will be granted broadband 
> internet access. They want to move to a browser based grade book.
> 
> If you want to think about real world stuff, take the everyday small 
> things that people have to deal with.
> 
> Instead of purchasing computers that meet Vista requirements, spend that 
> money to get new computers at a lower cost, install ubuntu, and secure 
> the whole network from the ground up. Figure the cost of IT person for 
> Vista vs Ubuntu - the steps to secure the network from the kids, the 
> internet, keeping the grades safe.. now here is a real life project.
> 
> Wade
> 

State of Ohio standardized on Macintosh computers in the 
late 1980's. The cost of the single IT person to maintain 
the security on all those machines was much less than the 
cost of the entire team that was deployed to manage security 
when we switched to PC's running Windows 95. Why did we 
switch? Our director's Mac failed and Apple refused to come 
out to repair it. In response to that refusal our 
Acquisitions Management group killed a quarter million 
dollar PO in the pipeline for Apple's early all in one, the 
5200, and two months later everyone had PC's with Win95 on 
their desks. Does that experience give you any ideas for 
your senior project?
Dave

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