Re: [Fed-Talk] When did Fed-Talk turn into iPhone/iOS Chat Box
Re: [Fed-Talk] When did Fed-Talk turn into iPhone/iOS Chat Box
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] When did Fed-Talk turn into iPhone/iOS Chat Box
- From: Joel Esler <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 11:15:34 -0400
If it's outside the charter, then it should stop.
I know I've been participating in some of it lately, and I'll stop. Hopefully people will follow.
On Sep 28, 2012, at 10:28 AM, Taylor Armstrong <email@hidden> wrote:
> For what it is worth, I'm 100% in agreement with Matthew.
>
> I'm on multiple mailing lists, forums, etc. This is where I go to
> look for things that apply to the Federal workspace, but at leas 1/2
> the traffic in recent months seems to be little different from the
> traffic on any number of Apple user forums.
>
> Sure, we all need to see/discuss things, but if we're talking about
> our personal equipment, etc., then let's talk about it somewhere else.
> The signal/noise ration in the FedTalk forum has gotten worse
> recently - there are TONS of great resources for general OS X and/or
> iOS discussion, but this is one of, if not the ONLY one that should be
> dealing specifically with Federal .gov implications - FISMA,
> encryption, policies, CIS Benchmarks, etc etc. Wading through
> discussions of personal experiences on non-govermnent owned equipment
> makes it harder to find the relevant topics.
>
> Just my 1/50th of $1...
>
> And yes, I CAN hit delete... but should I have to? Those topics are
> outside of the charter of this list.
>
> Taylor
>
> On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Villano, Paul Mr CIV USA TRADOC
> <email@hidden> wrote:
>> Exactly, Mr Sullivan. And that is exactly why we need to be discussing these
>> things on the list NOW, before a General Officer sees the shiny new iThingy
>> and says he wants one for official business. These devices and the software
>> they use are "disruptive innovation." It's not enough to wait until they
>> hit the supply chain. We must know BEFORE then. And the only way to tell for
>> ourselves whether the various reports are true or not are to use them
>> ourselves before the General gets one. And the only way we can do that is to
>> use our own personal experiences since the DoD is on the verge of Bring Your
>> Own Device. (Which is best? Why or why not? Which provider has provisos we
>> can't use in DoD? Which is a better vendor? What are the limitations of the
>> software, device, network?)
>>
>> The discussions are important not for the moment for official use but in the
>> very near future as we advise the command and protect Soldiers.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fed-talk-bounces+paul.villano=email@hidden
>> [mailto:fed-talk-bounces+paul.villano=email@hidden] On Behalf
>> Of Sullivan, Matthew R CIV (US)
>> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2012 8:40 AM
>> To: email@hidden
>> Subject: [Fed-Talk] When did Fed-Talk turn into iPhone/iOS Chat Box
>>
>> Isn't Fed-Talk for actual important information like how to make things work
>> and support each other with Mac, iOS issues where actual FED work is
>> involved. There are hundreds of other more appropriate venues to banter
>> about how awesome or useless the new iPhone is or how awesome or useless the
>> new iOS Maps are.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Matthew Sullivan
>>
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