On 14 January 2012 23:22, Fae faenwp@gmail.com wrote:
Windows is unreliable rubbish and should not be handed to random people to use. If it is, it should be wiped and reinstalled each time. (That means "don't".) It's also a virus magnet in any hands less than expert.
WMF makes Windows available to staff only on a "strictly as needed" basis for this reason. This means HR, Accounting or development/testing, for software reasons. (I asked about it on internal-l and have asked them to write a public post or page on the subject.)
Really - Windows requires expert administration not to turn into a toxic waste dump.
Annoyingly there are a number of Wikipedia tools such as AWB which still need a windoze install to run.
I use it on this here Ubuntu box with Wine. It's not 100% functional, but I use it quite happily. (More Wine bug reports!)
- d.