Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 13 Jul 1998 17:56:57 -0700 | From | David Mandala <> | Subject | Re: Raytheon and Linux |
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Hmmm, perhaps its time to purchase your own workstation (Laptop???) and use Linux there ;-). Leaving Win95 on their workstation.
Davidm
Quoting Alex Buell (alex.buell@tahallah.demon.co.uk): > On Mon, 13 Jul 1998, Alex Buell wrote: > > [ ... Raytheon ... ] > > I can't believe these _are_ the people working with NASA. [I know that > > NASA do use Linux]. I'm just expressing my sheer disgust and venting > > some spleen at being told to deinstall Linux and put back the losing > > operating system, that's all. Maybe I should go drown myself in the > > nearest toilet. > [ ... Raytheon ... ] > > OK, I've been told, "Because the Intel box you are using is provided by > the US Government, thou shalt use only what they provide; Windows 95 on a > Intel box *OR* a xterminal connected to a UNIX box." Sheesh. Using the > xterminal blows rocks because the machine it is connected to is constantly > overloaded. > > I wonder if there are others in the same position within the company who > feels the same way I do - I expect not - the mind-culture in that company > really is horrible anyway. > > As much as I'd love to tell them to take the job and stick it up their > arse; it would entail in a lot of problems for me: > > (1) I'm only in the US on a work permit specifically tied to that company > so, if I quit I automatically become an illegal alien and liable to > deportation [and also, I've heard that once that happens you are > automatically barred from entering the country again even on a tourist > visa waiver]. > > (2) My employers who are UK based have been very good to me; they are just > subcontracted to Raytheon to provide programmers like myself for them to > work on their NASA contract. I don't think I want to upset these people, > but, oh yes I'd love to screw Raytheon and make them *like* it. [And my > employers might want their relocation money back]. > > So effectively, I'm screwed. But thanks for the support guys, I'll fight > this all the way to the end. [Some of you who mailed me are also with NASA > too] The sooner Raytheon realise they are in the wrong the better. > > -- > Cheers, > Alex > -- > /\_/\ Legalise cannabis now! > ( o.o ) Smoke some cannabis today! > > ^ < Peace, Love, Unity and Respect to all. > > http://www.tahallah.demon.co.uk > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu > Please read the FAQ at http://www.altern.org/andrebalsa/doc/lkml-faq.html
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