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Guidelines

• support: what help you can get, how machines are managed, who can install what, what software is supported, etc.
• computing resources: explains how hardware and computing resources are allocated to members of Informatics and how new hardware and software can be procured.
• legal stuff: a summary of acts and such like things which affect us, and some pointers to sources of information.
• See also the University's draft guidelines on the use of external "web 2.0" services.
• associate accounts: information on what is required for accounts for associates of Informatics.
• account creation: guidelines on notification required for account creation and machine allocation.
• password policy: a policy describing the minimum standards which passwords for all DICE accounts must satisfy
• firewall holes: information for users and for COs.
• guidelines regarding publishing by non-Informatics and non-Edinburgh users
• Information about legacy services.
• guidance on target number of desktop machines in student labs.
• network connections for self-managed machines
• data-protection, interception and freedom-of-information requirements regarding logging of information by services (both centrally-managed and self-managed)
• Cookies and "Similar Technologies"

Policies agreed at Computing Strategy Group

• operational/policy questions: explains how and where questions relating to computing operations and policy should be raised.
• document formats: a policy on acceptable document formats. (Also in pdf, and ascii)
• resource allocation: a policy on resource allocation. Under review (2006).
• new computing infrastructure: the original proposal to produce DICE.
• eduni.inf.* : the management of the eduni.inf.* Usenet hierarchy.
• web logs : access to webserver logfiles.
• web content : the support and updating of web content.
• solaris platform : a policy on the support of Solaris machines.
• platform life : a policy on how long support is given for a DICE platform, eg Redhat 9.
• conferences : support for conferences.
• DIY DICE : policy on self supported DICE machines.
• old accounts (external student): policy on old computing accounts of non-Informatics students.
• privacy policy: a policy on how the School may access your data.
• platform support: a policy on developing and supporting DICE services for platforms other than DICE desktops

University level policies

University policies are agreed at the University Knowledge Strategy Committee. All users should take particular note of the University Computing Regulations.