re: users in the workplace should not have any control over the system:
while i actually agree, this is of course totally contrary to the ethic of the free software foundation. when stallman was working on ITS, he and his associates did not build in password authentication, so that whoever was on the computer was able to do with it whatever they wanted/needed to without asking an administrator. when "they" brought passwords into ITS, stallman cracked people's passwords, then sent them an email saying "i notice your password is xxxxx, why don't you just type <enter> for your password? it's much easier to type and is just as secure." of course his point was, security is false security, and user freedom is paramount. interestingly i also agree with him, albeit paradoxically.