Restrictive Environment From School

[Alan Anderson]

Originally Posted by phrontist

I don't follow this line of reasoning at all.

Then you're apparently either ignoring or dismissing one of the premises. The reasoning is quite clear to me.

It should, for all "official" purposes, be against the rules to do something like this. That doesn't mean it shouldn't be done, but rather that you shouldn't bother tech support when you get yourself in trouble.

Okay, that's enough. Stop it with the "break the rules, just don't let anyone know" already!

A computer is a tool like any other, why should it be treated differently?

It shouldn't be treated differently from any other valuable tool owned by the school. Among other things, that means it should not be modified in violation of the school's rules.