[Accessibility] For today's call: Sec2b
Doug Beattie
dbb at linkexplorer.com
Thu Sep 11 10:47:08 PDT 2003
Sorry, but I had a spelling error on the word administrator below.
On Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 11:44:05AM -0600, Doug Beattie wrote:
> Allen:
>
> I like your rewrite of the last 2 paragraphs into the one you have
> below.
>
> I would only make one minor change.
>
> In the last sentence, change "available to any user who needs them" to
> "available to any adminstrator who needs them".
"available to any administrator who needs them".
>
> Just a thought.
>
> I'd be satisfied with this for #9.
>
> Doug
>
> On Thu, Sep 11, 2003 at 11:48:21AM -0500, Allen Wilson wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Greetings all,
> >
> > 9 of Sec2b, Guidelines for System Administrators, seems to have at least
> > two different roles included, system and application administration and
> > user technical support. The tools and techniques used in each role is
> > different. As an example, the system administrator role might include
> > operating system setup and administration of the system's operating system,
> > application setup and administration for applications such as Apache HTTP
> > server, and the use of system management tools such as data backup and
> > recovery application. The technical support role includes system setup and
> > configuration for user desktop systems, application support from a user's
> > perspective as opposed to application administration, and the use of a
> > different support applications such as a trouble ticket tracking system.
> >
> > Paragraphs two and three seem to cover the technical support role but do
> > not address the system and application administration role. The following
> > paragraph might help clarify the administration role.
> >
> > Professional system and application administrators are responsible for the
> > installation, configuration, and management of a system's operation system,
> > applications, and system management tools. An example is a system running
> > the Apache HTTP server using a "Web-based Distribute Authoring and
> > Versioning" (WebDAV) tool. Administrators use commands, tools, and
> > documentation that are not normally available nor useful to
> > nonadministrative users. Nevertheless, these operating system and
> > application administration resources need to support the same accessibility
> > facilities, best practices, and assistive technologies that are generally
> > available to any user who needs them.
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Allen K. Wilson
> > IBM Accessibility Center
> > Telephone: 512 838-7872 T/L 678-7872
> > Internet: wilsona at us.ibm.com
> >
> >
> >
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> Doug Beattie
> dbb at linkexplorer.com
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