On November 12, 2002 04:10 pm, Schwenk, Jeanie wrote: Jeanie, setting up a limited usage linux box is relatively easy (see Dereks email about PATHS. Citrix also has ICA clients for Linux so getting things setup shouldn't be too difficult.
Spence > I wasn't sure what information to include in the initial email. The > software that would be running is industry specific. Windows applications > would be running via citrix server. The main program would be a swing gui > used for processing pods of wafers. > > We have many creative individuals here who are bored as well. Others are > just hacks who live to be a pain in the patootie. If games, browsers, > music, videos etc. are able to be installed, management will NEVER allow > linux in the fab. Can't allow them command line access, period. Right > now, I have the only linux desktop in the entire company. That has to > change (yes, I'm a zealot). Getting a linux pc the fab will make linux > visible to all levels of management. If it's visible and it costs them no > money (I'm using a recycled PC), management will buy into the idea that > linux is the way to go. "We" know it is, but the phb's do not. And I > have to be able to show the same level of control and security our current > options have. > > So to top it off, whatever software might be available to help in this area > has to be open source as there's no budget right now for me to do this. > But I am compelled to do it. > > Jeanie > > -----Original Message----- > From: Spencer [mailto:sdander@;oberon.ark.com] > Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 3:44 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] RE: kiosk? > > On November 12, 2002 03:24 pm, Schwenk, Jeanie wrote: > > I'm not sure if a kiosk is what will solve my problem. Advice would be > > very appreciated. > > > > Here's the problem: I am putting a linux pc in our fab (semiconductor) > > as a test to prove to management that linux is a viable, inexpensive > > option > > to > > > utilize in our manufacturing plant. (verses new xterms at $6K or more a > > pop, new servers, or new windows pizza boxes). I need to prevent the > > technicians from hacking the box, from surfing, from installing ... you > > name it. They need to be able to run ONLY the guis/programs that allow > > manufacturing to continue smoothly. > > > > What is the best way to have the machine automatically boot into a window > > manager that has only a background menu pick that I can program? It does > > not have to start any software upon restart but that would be a plus. > > > > Thanks. > > > > Jeanie > > Wow, that's a tall order. Icewm would be the window manager to use. It's > totally configurable to what ever you want on a desktop. What sort of apps > would you want to run? Is this all possible? You bet, but we need a lot > more > > information. Unwanted hacking or installing is easy to control, just don't > release the root password. There is probably others on the list that can > help > but to me, this would be an interesting challenge. > > Spence
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