Hmm. Works here, WinXP SP3. What flavor Windows are you
running? And, i your RDP service listening on the usual port (TCP 3389)?-Scott On Aug 4, 2008, at 6:21 PM, Chris Goerss wrote: > I have upgraded to EchoVNC v2.35 and now am unable to check the box > under EchoVNC default Settings "Other Applications" "Remote Desktop" > Checkbox is grayed out and when I hit the button to Check for my > already running > "Terminal Service/RDP" Service is says "The RDP service is inactive > or not exsist." yet it is active and is running. > > Is this just me? > > Many thanks, > > Chris > > On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 3:25 PM, Scott Best <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello! Version 2.35 of EchoVNC for Windows is now available: > > http://www.echogent.com/download_echovnc.htm > or > ftp://ftp.echogent.com/EchoVNC/windows/bin > > This version includes 3 minor updates, one major one: > > * Repaired Viewer connection box behavior > * Repaired .vnc file behavior > * EchoWare DLL repairs for large connection groups > * Removed Java Viewer capability from the server > > About that last one...It has come to our attention recently > that one > of the EchoVNC features we inherited from our port of legacy VNC > platforms has become the basis of a recent patent infringement > lawsuit(1). > > I have given the lawsuit details only a superficial review, > and I am > hardly qualified to determine anything regarding patent infringement, > patent validity, timeliness, or how the patent holder's grant of a GPL > license relates to the issue. However, in my personal opinion, the > lawsuit appears to be regarding a patent that teaches a method whereby > a remote desktop server (e.g., a VNC server) delivers a Java Viewer > applet to a Viewer-side user via an HTTP connection. > > In my understanding, this capability exists in the source > code that is > still available under a GPL license from the patent holder > themselves(2). > And while it has been argued that "users and modifiers of GPL'd > software > have at least an implied license to use patented inventions included > in the > GPL'd software"(3), in order to eliminate any possible risk of > damages to > the patent holder, I have decided to de-feature that legacy capability > from > future versions of EchoVNC, starting with the latest release, version > 2.35. > I politely request that all EchoVNC users update your installations to > this > latest version. > > Please note that this feature in *no way impacts* the > distinctive, > value > added feature of EchoVNC, namely its "firewall friendliness" via the > use > of the echoWare toolkit. None of that changes, and isn't affected in > any way > by this update. Also, EchoVNC will of course remain open-source and > GPL'd, as it always has been. > > Again, please do not mistake this letter for legal advice. I > am not a > lawyer, and do not even play one on TV. :) I am hardly the person that > can > analyze the obtuse claim language of this patent and determine whether > or not it actually reads on what I'm sure many of you consider to be > legacy, > totally ordinary VNC software capabilities that is still available > from the > patent holder under a GPL license. If those details ever get worked > out, > perhaps the feature will come back in a future release. > > I apologize for the inconvenience, and am happy to discuss any > concerns you might have about this decision. While we at Echogent are > strong supporters and contributors to the open-source software > community, > we also remain respectful of worldwide intellectual property laws. > > regards, > Scott Best > EchoVNC project coordinator > > (1) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LogMeIn > (2) ftp://ftp.tridia.com/pub/gpl/TridiaVNC_1_5_15_win32src.zip > (3) http://www.fenwick.com/docstore/Publications/IP/Patent_Rights.pdf > > PS: You're receiving this email either because you said yes to being > on an email list when you downloaded our software, or you're a paying > customer, or you're a member of the EchoVNC email list. If you'd > like to > stop receiving these emails, just reply and say so, and I'll take your > name > off our lists. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Echovnc-users mailing list Echovnc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/echovnc-users
