Robin Laing wrote:
If I can't for some reason get a separate office for this project, I will take the computer home and do the work at home (say, one or two days a week). I already know I can do this. I do have a computer at work, but because it is Windows XP, it makes it difficult to use to access my home computers. I do this now with my own home computer. I have cygnus (I don't recall the name) on the XP box but I can't get it to do X windows so I'm kind of limited.Rick Bilonick wrote:
1) get a separate project office outside of the data center (inconvenient to have two offices blocks or farther apart),
2) get a DSL data line installed (about $130/month for 512K - kind of expensive),
3) use Verizon Wireless Broadband (very fast [512K], $80/month - not cheap but I could take the PC 5220 card out and use in the evenings and weekends),
4) take the computer and 20 in lcd monitor home, connect it to the DSL line, and do the work at home.
What would you recommend? If I'm going to complete this project on time, I can't have any more time wasted. So I need to get this resolved.
Rick B.
I wonder how much money they are getting from Microsoft to do this?
You sound limited in your discussion but I would take the challenge to show that the Windows only policy is a disaster waiting to happen.
Search for the latest data on OS comparisons in Honypots.
Point them to the NSA site in regards to selinux.
As you state, this is more politics than policy. I hope they get hit with the next major Windows worm and all the data gets wiped. And all your data on your "unsecured" linux box is safe. :)
They may change their mind in a few months when all the computers will need to take the SP2 update and many software packages quit working.
Good luck.
I would set up my computer at home. Get them to supply you a cheap computer to communicate with you home computer and work out of the office. If someone questions your connecting to your home computer, inform them that the software you require doesn't work on Windows and you are not allowed to run Linux at work. Also get it in writing.
If I get a project office outside the data center I can run whatever I want. Even if I'm on the same subnet as the data center. They won't allow me to connect the computer within the physical walls of the data center even though as far as I can see it makes no real difference.
Rick B.
