Re: Will telecommuting ever really take off?

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From: Jym Dyer
Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2000 00:00

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>> =v= Two words:  Microsoft Windows.  'Most everything that
>> runs on Windows chains you to the desk.  Does your job
>> involve running Windows applications?  Telecommuting becomes
>> impossible.
> Not really.  Get a laptop, move it back and forth.  Or get
> your employer to set up VPN so you can share files seamlessly
> between home and work.

=v= I guess I should clarify:  I'm an engineer.  What I do is a
bit more involved than sharing files.  Source code generally
lives under version control, which can use a licensing system.
The Windows apps I use also rely on licensing systems.  VPNs
don't handle the load very well.

=v= This problem will go away when Linux wipes out Windows;
but until then I can't really telecommute.
    <_Jym_>

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Subject: Re: Will telecommuting ever really take off?
Date: 2000/01/07
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