>>>> Can you rely on Xorg devs to ensure that they are not going to break your >>>> multiseat system in the future? >>> >>> Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't know why there would be (much) more >>> likelihood of regression with Xorg multiseat than with anything else, >>> including LTSP and all of its dependencies. >> >> Because fewer people are testing it. > > That's fair but Gentoo makes it easy to roll back if necessary. > >> You can get low-powered Linux systems for $100 or $150 - either a little >> MIPs ShivaPlug or (I guess) a secondhand atom nettop (Acer Revo). >> >> If you save 2 hours per machine by using a standard and common thinclient >> configuration, then the hardware has paid for itself. > > You're saying use built-in thin-client firmware (on the SheevaPlug for > example) along with something like VNC or NX on the server to save > time over an LTSP setup? That would mean giving up some software > control. Assuming multiseat works, is there an advantage to this over > multiseat? > >> If you have to employ a Linux sys admin to help you fix a complicated >> problem with Xorg multiseat, then it will run you at least $100 or $150 for >> those 2 hours. That's how you should be valuing your own time, too. > > LTSP and its host of dependencies seem much more complicated to me > than multiseat. > > - Grant
Nevermind on this. I'm back in now. - Grant
