Re: Guest account at Center for Software Reuse

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In article <SRCTRAN.93Jan22122826@world.std.com>, srctran@world.std.com (Gregor
y Aharonian) writes:
|> 
|> >The Center for Software Reuse Operations (CSRO) Customer Assistance
|> >Office (CAO) has disable the guest account due to security issues.
|> 
|> This pathetic excuse for shutting down an entire reuse operation reminds
|> of the secrecy crap at the Software Engineering Institute.  I was there
|> a few years ago, went to the entrance, and asked to see if I could use
|> the SEI library.  The guard at the front desk informed me that no one could
|> walk unescorted throughout the SEI building.  I suppose like CSRO that some
|> parts of the SEI building had classified stuff, but with all of the money
|> they have to waste, in both cases, it is pure incompetency to have to
|> completely restrict access to the entire facilities.

I can't resist mentioning that the primary benefit of this rule is to
eliminate theft of computer equipment, of which we have a lot!  Imagine the
(accurate) charge of "incompetence" that would be levied if we were regularly
ripped off!  (People do enter the building and use the facilities unescorted
once they have been vouched for by someone on the staff.)

John B. Goodenough					Goodenough@sei.cmu.edu
Software Engineering Institute				412-268-6391