Ask HN: Is it ok to ask interns to brng their own laptops and flash ubuntu on them

Re:Ask HN: Is it ok to ask interns to brng their own laptops... by Bioto on Monday January 02, 2017 @01:09PM (#13303026)

I may be an outlier but why not just dual boot and load into ubuntu before going into work? Hell, change the bootloader so it boots directly to ubuntu unless you press a key.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it ok to ask interns to brng their own laptops... by thefastlane on Monday January 02, 2017 @07:00PM (#13305526)

> "why not just dual boot"

it is the employer's responsibility to provide you with basic things like a computer, a chair, a desk, etc.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it ok to ask interns to brng their own laptops... by Achshar on Monday January 02, 2017 @01:25PM (#13303164)

I asked them that, the tech lead wasn't interested. No idea what's wrong with it. I could change the bootloader and make it directly boot ubuntu but they actually take in our laptops and flash them themselves so I can' avoid windows being overwritten.

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