Things I'd like to see in a network operating system
By Douglas Chick
Things I'd
Like to See in a Network Operating System
by Douglas Chick

- Id like an network operating system that anticipates enough space on the first partition to accommodate the 500 service packs that will be required two months after its initial release.
- Id like to see a network operating system that when someone deletes a file or folder from across the network, I can just go into the recycle bin without havent to load last nights backup tape.
- Id like an network operating system that does a nightly diagnosis of itself and sends me a report with possible concerns to look out for.
- Id like a network operating system that is written well enough to at least keep out the beginners and bad hackers.
- Id like a network operating system that employs support staff the can speak the same language as I do.
- Id like a network operating system that works after 5 PM also.
- Id like a network operating system that isnt under federal investigation.
- Id like a network operating system that isnt after world dominance or a cult.
- Id like a network operating system that interacts with other operating systems from the same company.
- Id like the makers of a network operating system that notifies me when theres a problem instead of me having to notify them.
- And finally, Id like the makers of a network operating system that appreciates my business instead of plotting for it.
Contributed by Graham Parks
- Id like a network operating system that does not show me folders that I do not have access to.
- Id like a network operating system that does not require a client to logoff/logon when I change a permission on the server in order for the client to utilise the new permission.
- Id like a network operating system that shows me ALL networked printers in one place so that I do not have to remember which server each printer is setup on in order to make a change.
- Id like a network operating system that hand holds dumb users through password changes and delivers non lethal electric shocks when they still get it wrong. Id like a network operating system that does not require a reboot when you change the colour of your desktop background. OK, I'm exaggerating, but you know where I'm coming from.
