2010-08-09

Administrator ethics

Whenever the sudo command is used the first time on a Linux box (this is the command to run things with administration/root permissions, the following text is shown:
We trust you have received the usual lecture from the local System Administrator. It usually boils down to these three things:
  1. Respect the privacy of others.
  2. Think before you type.
  3. With great power comes great responsibility.
Whenever I read this, I must say: I like that. And it is applicable to far more than just IT...

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