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If this long-standing practice were to change, it cannot be done quickly. (8 days, with almost no processing or communication, was recently presumed.) A change will force us in Chemistry to remove the client from many of our systems to better protect ... (flesh out consequences...). We don't see how making Making "forced" changes to computers by default, simply because they are running these valuable clients is balanced or appropriate, especially software to increase their visibility, is neither balanced nor necessary. This is especially true given that these are centrally provisioned tools feeding into central inventory systems, an for which we are not provided alternatives and that they will feed into central inventory systems such as Remedyviable alternatives.

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The two management tools used at Cornell are each focused primarily on one of two supported computer operating systems (OS):

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