In my experience, the one way to really piss off a new boss, is to do the exact opposite of what he says. If they are interested in spending Microsoft Dollars on Microsoft Solutions, that's his decision. It's your decision to provide him potential solutions and cost benefit analysis of such solutions. I used to work with a narrow-focused boss who consided Microsoft the only solution. It took me several years before he finally told me he wanted some software to monitor bandwidth on our cisco switches. My obvious solution was MRTG (I conveniently forgot the Windows port). And considering the price point of MRTG vs other Window's based solutions, he didn't have much choice but to at least try it. I installed and configured it, and he loved it. it did exactly what he wanted and he got the price point he desired, $0. Be tactful, pick your "battles" carefully. Talk with your Boss, let him know different things that are happening in the FOSS world. Break down the years of FUD the Microsoft and other marketing machines have leveled on him. More than just my $0.02 worth, Scott On 5/31/06, David Alanis <SDALAN04 at smumn.edu> wrote: > I just recently began work at a large corporation running Windows from NT to Server '03 and XP Pro for Desktops. As the assistant for one of the Network Engineers I was assigned a project utilizing Norton Ghost Corp. Edition. This large organization has created a soup of hardware components, intergrating Dell, Compaq, and a few HP here and there. My project is to setup a ghosting server/PC manager to quickly image and install PC's. However, there is no two computers alike at one given point to image. To make my story short, I have slightly made a few suggestions/comments to my boss that it would be a wonderful idea to implement Open Source to improve the work station performance and problems for those people who do not require critical business applications. Today, my boss completly shut my idea down stating "I have used Microsoft thoughout my career and this organization depends on the generosity of Microsoft". :[ "Further more, there is no need to learn other Linux or MAC." Wow! My boss blew me away, seriously, I can no longer take this job serious anymore. The Senior Network Engineers seem to busy for me to even approach regarding this matter. At this point, I am looking for alternatives and I am not stoping to ask for permission since really this is my project. [ok here is my question :P what recommendations can I get regarding the cloning of Window computers without the hassle of using a third party crap? > > Sincerely, > > David > > "Great Spirits Have Always Encountered Violent Opposition From Mediocre Minds" - Einstein > > "Cuanta estupidez en tan poco cerebro!" > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > -- - G. Scott Walters http://www.apt518.net