How many of you want to use opera at work but can't due to restrictions?

How many of you want to use opera at work but can't due to restrictions?

How many of you want to use opera at work but can't due to restrictions? It would be nice to see how opera might think on improving this access of work places.
You may also like to mention why the work place does not allow opera installation, if you know it. Have you tried to communicate to any authority to resolve the issue? Are they even aware of opera ? Do they use alternative browsers at all ?
Please add your own thoughts on this and related issue of use of opera at work.

After posting it here, I thought it might also be appropriate to put it in open the web and take action forum. Could anyone from moderators please move the thread if you all also think it fits there?

We aren't supposed to put ANY program on our computers. If we want something installed we're supposed to get one of the I.T. staff to install it, and it has to be an approved program. I pretty much ignore that rule, so I am currently at work and posting here using Opera.

They don't say this, but I'm certain the policy is that way to make it easer for the I.T. staff - so that they won't have to learn about too many programs.

I've made pointed comments about this, but I'm sure the policy won't be changed.

The only time alternate browsers are officially allowed is for testing our web pages, and that is not high priority for the management.

Originally posted by aefields:

They don't say this, but I'm certain the policy is that way to make it easer for the I.T. staff - so that they won't have to learn about too many programs.

That might be a problem that hinders opera usage in work places.

Originally posted by operafan2006:

After posting it here, I thought it might also be appropriate to put it in open the web and take action forum. Could anyone from moderators please move the thread if you all also think it fits there?

Done.

I can't install it in school, but I do use Opera Kejut (a USB version) from my flash drive. It's convenient because my school have disabled pretty much everything in IE, even all the right-click context menus. Using Opera I can actually save web pages, view source, etc, which they've disallowed with IE.

I use a USB HDD - I just install it in the usual way, to that drive letter..
I have never had any problem, as long as I note what drive letter is used, and can get the drive letter changed on the machine I use!
(no problem If you just change it on *your* PC first..)

_ make sure that it is installed as 'single user' and all refs point to your drive...

"I am not allowed to install opera at work but I use other ways like opera portable/usb/tor etc"

My boss banned the Opera because he does not rely on any non-Microsoft product.

He Says: It is very dangerous for security of the company to use other than Internet Explorer.

Originally posted by R.Badin:

He Says: It is very dangerous for security of the company to use other than Internet Explorer.

This is the Best joke of the month!!!

About half of my IT class now have Opera Portable on their computers. Not because I convinced them it was better, but because they wanted to use it to change their desktop backgrounds. Good enough I suppose.

Of course I use Opera on my laptop for the few IBM, Oracle, and Cisco sites that work in Opera. But I would be fired if I tried to use Opera on my data network workstation.

Very few governments or corporations will ever allow Opera unless Opera starts supporting previous versions and delivers updates in a way that IT departments can easily deploy through networks.

Originally posted by aefields:

They don't say this, but I'm certain the policy is that way to make it easer for the I.T. staff - so that they won't have to learn about too many programs.

OT: As an IT guy, there are a bunch of reasons to limit what can be installed on a workstation to approved software. All of them are to make it easier for the IT people, and company as a whole.

There is just no way any group can learn every possible program users may want to use. But in the US at least, it goes much further than that. About half is legal issues - licensing, security and such. 25% is the above, knowing anything about the program to provide help to users. 25% is making sure it doesn't overwrite dlls or otherwise break the OS/other software.

While we all know that Opera is OK on all of the counts save the staff learning how to help people with problems, the legal dept doesn't. And, do you really think the company wants to spend the money on having the IT staff learn Opera, how to fix it, and then pay them to take the time *every* time there's a browser problem to find out if it's Opera, the site, or something else? Oh, and also take the time to figure out *which* browser has the issue?

The answer is a resounding *no*. So unless Opera want's to convince Companies to make it the One and Only, it's going to be forbidden. That said, I use it at work as I can, and use Firefox (the supported browser here) when it doesn't.

I'm glad I don't have to deal with this issue as I'm self-employed/free-lancer. I have total control on everything.

I use Opera exclusively on ALL of my computers! Hooray!

Originally posted by aefields:

We aren't supposed to put ANY program on our computers.

If you have your own personal network share. I would install Opera to that. Therefore you are following the rules of not installing things on the computer but still you have Opera. That's what I did when I was in a similar situation.

I am allowed to install opera at work but I it's not compatible with Autodesks MapGuide and ESRI ArcIMS. see my post

Funny - I have our setups locked down so the users can't use anything BUT either Opera or Firefox (I personally hate firefox, but I'll not strip my people of their choice) because IE is too much of a security headache to even allow. - Just as Outlook gets ripped out by the nerts... (and before some jackass says "You mean outlook express" - **** you, outlook is outlook, express or no)

Because as I keep telling people - if the site doesn't work in FF or Opera, it's probably just trying to rape your computer - SO GO TO ANOTHER SITE.

... and why I get rather insulting with other companies who's sites only work in IE - because there is NO EXCUSE FOR IT.

My current boss has never hassled me for installing Opera.

Originally posted by Gary Sugar:

Very few governments or corporations will ever allow Opera unless Opera starts supporting previous versions and delivers updates in a way that IT departments can easily deploy through networks.

The MSI installer should take care of that.

Originally posted by deathshadow:

Funny - I have our setups locked down so the users can't use anything BUT either Opera or Firefox (I personally hate firefox, but I'll not strip my people of their choice) because IE is too much of a security headache to even allow. - Just as Outlook gets ripped out by the nerts... (and before some jackass says "You mean outlook express" - **** you, outlook is outlook, express or no)

Nice ! Where do you work ? Please detail, I'm curious.

Originally posted by Valgrind:

My current boss has never hassled me for installing Opera.

o'rilly?