On Monday 03 July 2006 11:59, Andre Bar'yudin wrote: > In big companies it is much more complicated. > > On 7/3/06, guy keren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > not that it will help you this time, but for next time: > > > > when i interview in companies and we get to the "terms of employment" > > stage, i clearly state that i require having a linux desktop. in my first > > few jobs, i simply had a linux desktop and that's it. exchange weasn't > > so popular back then, and since i did unix development, there was rarely > > a need for a windows PC for me (i wrote documentation in HTML). > > in the previous company i was given a VMWare workstation license to run > > windows on my linux in order to use various windows-specific applications > > (which were required for the job). in the current company i was given two > > PCs - one with windows and one with linux.
I had no problem getting a linux desktop - I am writing from it now. However, I am certainly expected to receive my email via the company Exchange server, and to use it for appointments. Also, I need this functionality FAST. I am open for any and all suggestions. TIA ! > > > > note: i only worked in small companies, which tend to be flexible about > > these issues. they say "for a lousy 3000 shmeckels i don't intend to > > reject a work candidate that i want to employ". note that this is simply > > part of the standard benefits and work-conditions negotiation - so it is > > perfectly legitimate to raise it at this point in time. it is also easier > > to get it at this stage. > > > > do note that you should be able to manage your own PC, without putting an > > extra burden on the sys admin(s). ofcourse, this might be different if > > the company's system people already manage linux PCs and preffer to do it > > themselves. i personally preffer having the root password ;) > > > > --guy > > > > On Sun, 2 Jul 2006, Aharon Schkolnik wrote: > > > Date: Sun, 2 Jul 2006 16:57:11 +0200 > > > From: Aharon Schkolnik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Recommendations for XP under Linux > > > > > > Greetings. > > > > > > I have started a new job and find that I will have to use some > > > applications which will run only under Windows (XP).I would like to run > > > Linux on my desktop with a virtual XP machine running under it. In the > > > (relatively distant) past I have use VMware for this. At the time, I > > > convinced my employer to shell out the money for the VMware license. I > > > have been informed that getting the money out of my current employer > > > may be difficult and time consuming. In any event, I need to get some > > > solution up and running right away, so they don't start pressuring me > > > to put Windows on my desktop. I understand that VMware has a free > > > "player" and that it is possible to hack it into installing XP. Is this > > > as big a pain as it looks ? Has anyone done it ? Are there other > > > possible solutions ? What do you recommend ? > > > > > > TIA > > > > > > Aharon > > > > -- > > guy > > > > "For world domination - press 1, > > or dial 0, and please hold, for the creator." -- nob o. dy > > > > > > ================================================================= > > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- The day is short, and the work is great, | Aharon Schkolnik and the laborers are lazy, and the reward | is great, and the Master of the house is | [EMAIL PROTECTED] impatient. - Ethics Of The Fathers Ch. 2 | 050-8724844 ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
