On Thu, 2008-04-03 at 12:12 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Comparing VNC to NX? > > VNC: > - VNC is dumb protocol that does not care about the underlying X > protocol in any way > - because it is so simple, VNC can run on Linux/Windows/any OS > - VNC is the most compatible - everything that worked with the plain X > will work under VNC > - free > > NX: > - NX is an enhancement of X so it works tightly with X -> there will > never be any NX server for Windows (can't be)
Clark's 1st law: When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong. > - much better compression ratio, where work via VNC is impossible you > can do via NX well > - theoretically you could also use HW acceleration (OpenGL/AIGLX & > compiz fancy stuff) - something you can never do with VNC > - much more complicated so some apps might now work correctly with it. > - graphics rendering is done on the client side -> bit less server HW > demanding > - not free (well there is the freenx project but I have never tried > that) Couldn't resist :-) James ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
