19 Nov
1999
19 Nov
'99
7:16 p.m.
I worked at Sun when installation of the OS was such a customer support load that Scott McNealy attempted his own install. After the fire died down, installation had become easy enough that Scott could have visitors do it themselves. I'm not saying he knew/knows how to administer one, but he could install/upgrade a generic Sun install.
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Kerry P. Boomsliter - Infrastructure Support Supervisor - Com21, Inc.
750 Tasman Drive, Milpitas, CA 95035, US
On 11/18/99, Mitch Wright (as "mitch@larionov.netline.com") wrote:
>/* Shaun T. Erickson [ste@research.bell-labs.com] writes: */
>>More often then not, when there is a problem with a filer, the suggested
>>solution is inevitably to "upgrade to the blah-blah-[DPR]something
>>release!". This guy has obviously never admin'd his own product.
>>
>Oh come one now.... How many large companies like NetApp have CEO's that
>have actually admin'd their companies products? When was the last time
>you think Bill Gates installed Windows or even MS Office? Scott McNealy
>upgrading his own Solaris box? John Chambers configured a router? Heck,
>most of the time they have little or no technical background/experience
>in their companies [current] product line. Marketing. Sales. Suits and
>ties... thank goodness for start-ups!!