Paul
I was aware of No Machine but not FreeNX, The problem is
1/ Why 'reinvent' the remote procotol and not use RDP or ICA,
If you want to grab market share the easist way is to make it as
painless to migrate, also you could use any of the many thinclients
avail, I realise that 'NX' clients will appear in time but rapid growth
is the inverse of time
2/ The server is still linux, and just as the loss of 16bit will cause
howls on Windows, porting to apps linux is much worse, The savoiur may
be JRE/Mono
The strategy to break M$ monopoly would be firstly invade the app space
(mozilla, open off etal), make WINE terminal server and 16 bit freindly
(therefore offering an attractive alternative when M$ pull the 16bit
plug) and finally an NX/RDP/ICA proxy so you can but any RDP thin client
you want, M$ will be shitting themselves because if they lose their iron
grip on then business community it all over rover
In the last few years we have rolled out 1 Linux Server (Mail, Proxy
etc) to 1 Windows Terminal Server, I'd love to see this reversed
Neven
Paul Eggleton wrote:
Neven MacEwan wrote on Friday, 18 November 2005 10:39 a.m.:
The problem with Kylix was a tiny demand for Linux Desktops, This
is compounded by Linux having no practical equivalent of Terminal
Services/ Citrix
This has been true until fairly recently. Now there is NX
(http://www.nomachine.com/). This is a commercial product. I have used
the NoMachine NX client in conjunction with the FreeNX server
(http://freenx.berlios.de/) and I can tell you that as a user and
administrator of a Citrix farm, NX is approaching the level of Citrix
and possibly exceeds the capabilities of Terminal Services / RDP. There
are issues, of course, but it is getting there.
The leap in Open Source in in apps (Thunderbird, firefox, Opera, Open
Office)
I agree. However I think the apps are now there, whereas they weren't
when Kylix came out.
It will take years for Linux to make a dent in the desktop
Maybe. Inroads are being made and have already been made, though.
Cheers,
Paul
---------------------------------------------------------
Paul Eggleton Ph: +64-9-4154790
Software Developer Fax: +64-9-4154791
CJN Technologies Ltd. DDI: +64-9-4154795
http://www.cjntech.co.nz Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
---------------------------------------------------------
[Disclaimer: any opinions expressed in this message are my own and not
those of my employer]
_______________________________________________
Offtopic mailing list
[email protected]
http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/offtopic
--
Neven MacEwan (B.E. E&E)
Ph. 09 620 1356 Mob. 027 4749 062
New Address Details
===================
MWK Computer Systems
1 Taumata Rd
Sandringham
Auckland
Ph 620 1356
Fx 620 1336
begin:vcard
fn:Neven MacEwan
n:MacEwan;Neven
email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
tel;work:649 620 1356
tel;fax:649 620 1336
tel;cell:0274 749 062
version:2.1
end:vcard
_______________________________________________
Offtopic mailing list
[email protected]
http://ns3.123.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/offtopic
