[tex-live] tl09 release status: coming up
C.M. Connelly
cmc at math.hmc.edu
Mon Oct 12 21:54:24 CEST 2009
"SK" == Siep Kroonenberg <siepo at cybercomm.nl>
"JW" == Joseph Wright
JW> (On the other hand, *why* the TL team wanting installation
JW> are not to run as Administrator? The usual rule is install
JW> as Admin, use as a non-privileged user. I don't quite get
JW> this.)
SK> E.g. if you sysadmin doesn't give you enough rights on
SK> your computer.
I can assure you that if one of my users installed TeX Live in
their own account, I would be very, very unhappy with them, and
I'm fairly sure I speak for most sysadmins. Definitely make it
easy to use from a DVD or USB drive, but please *don't* make it
easy to install in individuals' accounts.
Claire
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Claire Connelly cmc at math.hmc.edu
Systems Administrator (909) 621-8754
Department of Mathematics Harvey Mudd College
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