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Date: Wed, 6 Jan 2010 14:33:52 -0800
From: Andrew Sharp <andy.sharp@lsi.com>
To: "Ariyamannil, Jobi" <Jobi.Ariyamannil@lsi.com>
Cc: Richard Hardiman <Richard.Hardiman@lsi.com>, Larry Scheer
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Subject: Re: mail from David Olien about linux desktop
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He will have a linux workstation, guaranteed.  The hardware specs he
gave are trivial, probably the default, except maybe the memory, but
still trivial to obtain.  Maybe we can get him a six core even.  I'll
work with Brian and Rich H. to make it happen.

We will do the software install and just mail it to him.

On Wed, 6 Jan 2010 14:53:25 -0700 "Ariyamannil, Jobi"
<Jobi.Ariyamannil@lsi.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> See the email below.  I checked with IT to let him use his personal
> computer at work, but the company policy is against that.  If there
> is some way to work around it, please let me know.
> 
> 
> ------------------
> I'm really not an avid Windows user.  I can use it when I need to.
> But when it comes to development environment, I'm much more familiar
> with and comfortable with Linux.  The common configuration I'm
> familiar with is to have a desktop running Linux, equipped with dual
> monitors, to have more work space.  There are several features of
> Linux that I'm accustomed to, that are not available under Windows.
> 
> I know that the IT people don't want to support Linux.  They're more
> focused on the folks running spread sheets and administrative
> applications, I suspect.
> 
> Also, do you know if there is a Linux client for the Cisco VPN?
> 
> What I'd propose is to use the vmware tools to take an image of my
> windows environment.  Then I could run that in a VM under Linux.
> That way I could use IE when I needed to, and could also continue to
> use outlook for email if that's needed.  If there is no Cisco VPN
> client, then I could probably run it under the windows VM.  That
> would allow me to at least send and receive email from home.
> 
> Or I could add a network switch to my cubicle, and my Windows laptop
> could share a network port with the Linux desktop (I have my own
> network switch at home that I could bring in to use).
> 
> I have my own system that I'd be willing to bring it to use, if that
> would be acceptable.  It has a single socket, 4-core intel processor,
> 8 gigabytes of RAM, and a couple terabytes of disk storage, and a
> dual-ported graphics card that supports dual monitors.  I have been
> running CentOs on it.  But from what I heard during the interview
> process, it seems Debian is preferred?  I could install that distro
> on it instead.
> 
> I also have a pair of extra monitors at home as well
> 
> For now, I'm reading the documents you pointed us to, and trying to
> finish up the new employee stuff.  The windows laptop is adequate for
> that.  But before getting into the source code, I'd really like to
> have a different desktop.  As I mentioned, I have a system of my own
> that I'd be willing to bring in to use if that's OK.
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
