[geeks] KVM for Sun Sparc Servers with USB keyboards

[hike]

On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 8:42 PM, Jonathan C. Patschke <jp at celestrion.net>wrote:

> On Mon, 4 May 2009, hike wrote:
>
>  they do not permit serial consoles.
>>>>
>>>
>> serial consoles, etc. are not used at this site so.
>> i have to work within the constraints of the site and not necessarily what
>> i
>> like best.
>>
>
> I apologize for misunderstanding your use of the word "they" in your
> previous message.  I thought "they" were the systems themselves and that
> they were firmware-limited in some way, not that the site managers
> prohibit serial consoles.
>
> I've worked in such a place (a government[0] agency), and I empathize with
> you for having to deal with such insanity.
>
>
> [0] That was actually the job that shifted my political persuasion from
>    "minimal government conservative" to "no governments for me, thank
>    you."
>
> --
> Jonathan Patschke ( "They don't have the right to read a book out loud."
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> USA               (                    Executive Director, Authors Guild
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thanks for the apology but there no problem or need from my perspectives.

i haven't worked at a sane solaris site since leaving fedex in 1998.

we do get to use the newest sun keyboard and mouse so this move is an big
improvement over the 10 year old pc keyboards.

gee, i thought working for the usa government made one a democrat.
a libertarian is rare.