On Wed, 2002-11-13 at 11:10, Schwenk, Jeanie wrote: > 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
The only main issue that I would see with this environment would be to get a Citrix client working on the linux desktop. I've found an alternative at: http://sdsusa.com/jwt/ - they have a Citrix client for linux. I would strongly recommend using a very BARE window manager - not even KDE or GNOME or ICEWM for this workstation. As I've had to provide "slave terms" and "dumb terms" before, you will have to lock down the workstation in such a manner that only you will be able to make direct modifications to the system - since you're already running linux on YOUR desktop, you can use VNC to administer this workstation without ever leaving your own workstation. As in Solaris boxes in a production environment, the menus for the "working account" have only the necessary applications listed, along with a "logoff" - and that's it. You can use BLACKBOX, FLUXBOX, XFCE and Enlightenment. With Enlightenment, there are a few "themes" that actually have desktop icons - which would make it all the more easy for you to configure and "lock down" - only a matter of editing text menus - literally. At least with Enlightenment, you could "dress up" the desktop in such a manner as to make it ascetically pleasing and elegant. IMHO Stephen -- Thu Nov 14 08:10:00 EST 2002 -------------------------------- | __ __ | | / \ /| |'-. | | .\__/ || | | | | _ / `._ \|_|_.-' | | | / \__.`=._) (_ |kuhn media australia | |/ ._/ |"""""""""| |http://kma.0catch.com | |'. `\ | | |stephen kuhn | ;"""/ / | | |email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | smk ) /_/| |.-------.| |mobile: 0410-728-389 | ' `-`' " " |linux user:267497 -------------------------------- THE STORY OF CREATION or THE MYTH OF URK In the beginning there was data. The data was without form and null, and darkness was upon the face of the console; and the Spirit of IBM was moving over the face of the market. And DEC said, "Let there be registers;" and there were registers. And DEC saw that they carried; and DEC separated the data from the instructions. DEC called the data Stack, and the instructions they called Code. And there was evening and there was morning, one interrupt ... -- Rico Tudor
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