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Thanasis Kinias

@kyonshi
Yeah, my university IT actively makes things difficult for Linux users (beyond ‘we do not support’)—like banning plugging in to Ethernet, blocking printing...
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Thanasis Kinias

@kyonshi
I deal with the frustrations because I have 20+ yr using Linux on the desktop and changing would be very painful now, but there are so many roadblocks in front of any prospective new user...
@afewbugs

Delphi

@tkinias @kyonshi @afewbugs Things have changed so much. At the uni I'm just leaving they stopped everyone installing everything. There's a faffy process of applying for anything that they haven't approved. The IT team only know what they've been told.
They think they're making everything secure then use Google and lots of insecure practices. The knowledge is suprisingly poor. They constantly change everything owing to terrible decisions.

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