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Engineers always had root on their desktop and laptops.

• pierat 3y ago
  Most companies don't permit Linux as a desktop. In most orgs, you'll see Windows and the sysadmins and devs will have LOCAL\administrator, but not LOCAL\SYSTEM. That's usually because developing software(debuggers) or using sysadmin tools is a admin-only thing. As for me, I do prefer Linux on the desktop proper, with appropriate sudo access for root access. But again, I also do want SELinux on as enforcing, and fapolicyd enabled with good setup. If it's a laptop, I definitely want clevis and tang for enforcing attested and encrypted drives. If my shit is stolen, I dont want to be the vector where everything is stolen.
  • tylerhou 3y ago
    The standard engineering desktop at Google comes with Linux.
  • nxx788 3y ago
    Every company I've worked at prefers Linux desktops over Windows and Mac.
    • skipkey 3y ago
      That’s definitely selection bias. For big companies, in my experience, if you need a Unix-like development environment you’re going to be on a Mac. Small companies and startups are different of course.
      • nxx788 3y ago
        I've only worked for big companies. Several FAANG companies.
  • jchw 3y ago
    > Most companies don't permit Linux as a desktop. I've only been at one such place. At Google the desktops mostly run Linux, and you pretty much only get another option if you're actually working on stuff that needs it.
• hgsgm 3y ago
  But so does Puppet, so it's endless trench warfare.