Re: Plus ca change.
I remember CHOTS. One of the requirements, and no I am NOT joking, was that each terminal power socket (power to two terminals) would be locked with a unique key, so that people could only turn their own computers on. I pointed out that with 30,000 (thirty thousand) users that would mean 15,000 unique keys and locks. The building services people would need a trolly to help someone who had left their keys at home by accident and wanted to log on. Let alone the costs associated with managing those locks. (How much would Assa or Chubb charge for ensuring uniqueness?)
I believe that requirement was dropped quite quickly.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
