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[This should be one level down, but last comment from Const-me has no reply button.] Well I also do some native code development. That's why I have been given

by _0ffh 10y ago

[This should be one level down, but last comment from Const-me has no reply button.] Well I also do some native code development. That's why I have been given a tool that grants me limited time local SU privileges, given I enter at least 3 words in the field for "reason", and a valid cost center ID. I kid you not: It seems that executing a piece of code that grants me time limited local SU privileges leads to some company-internal financial flow to the IT department! Edit: Installing s/w, btw, is usually done by opening a ticket with IT. If the required s/w is approved by IT, it will be queued for installation in the company's own s/w and configuration management tool chain in a few hours.

Const-me 10y ago
Apparently, this message board gives commenters a couple of minutes to correct their comment. That’s why the “Reply” link only appears after some time. About your administrator tool, yeah, that sucks. I once worked in a company where the managers were paranoid about us leaking the source code of the game we developed. We all had 2 PCs, one for development, another one for the Internet, two physically-separate local networks, a one-way network share to copy stuff (read-write from the online LAN, read-only from the offline LAN), and a KVM switches so we only needed a single display + keyboard. It was very inconvenient, e.g. unable to copy-paste stuff from stackoverflow.
- _0ffh 10y ago
  Wow, that's an impressive levels of paranoia! :) I used to have to do w/o the web for the longest time - but fortunately not w/o email! So in desperate cases I used my telephone for web access and copy/pasted stuff into an email to myself@company. In the mean time I do have web access there, but I had to ask the head of department to e-sign his approval on the application. Fortunately, he's a cool and reasonably guy and signed it no questions asked.
- RandomOpinion 10y ago
  >I once worked in a company where the managers were paranoid about us leaking the source code of the game we developed. Not necessarily unwarranted; I still remember the leak of the source code for Half-Life 2 making headlines back in 2003. https://games.slashdot.org/story/03/10/02/1547218/half-life-2-source-code-leaked https://games.slashdot.org/story/03/10/02/1547218/half-life-... (Good grief, has it really been that long since Half-Life 2? I feel old.)
  - Const-me 10y ago
    Well, I’m old as well. I was working at that company in 2004-2005. Very likely, that Valve leak was the very reason for their paranoia.

by _0ffh 10y ago

Const-me 10y ago

Apparently, this message board gives commenters a couple of minutes to correct their comment. That’s why the “Reply” link only appears after some time. About your administrator tool, yeah, that sucks. I once worked in a company where the managers were paranoid about us leaking the source code of the game we developed. We all had 2 PCs, one for development, another one for the Internet, two physically-separate local networks, a one-way network share to copy stuff (read-write from the online LAN, read-only from the offline LAN), and a KVM switches so we only needed a single display + keyboard. It was very inconvenient, e.g. unable to copy-paste stuff from stackoverflow.

_0ffh 10y ago
Wow, that's an impressive levels of paranoia! :) I used to have to do w/o the web for the longest time - but fortunately not w/o email! So in desperate cases I used my telephone for web access and copy/pasted stuff into an email to myself@company. In the mean time I do have web access there, but I had to ask the head of department to e-sign his approval on the application. Fortunately, he's a cool and reasonably guy and signed it no questions asked.
RandomOpinion 10y ago
>I once worked in a company where the managers were paranoid about us leaking the source code of the game we developed. Not necessarily unwarranted; I still remember the leak of the source code for Half-Life 2 making headlines back in 2003. https://games.slashdot.org/story/03/10/02/1547218/half-life-2-source-code-leaked https://games.slashdot.org/story/03/10/02/1547218/half-life-... (Good grief, has it really been that long since Half-Life 2? I feel old.)
- Const-me 10y ago
  Well, I’m old as well. I was working at that company in 2004-2005. Very likely, that Valve leak was the very reason for their paranoia.