Paul
Why, Mono/JRE would be a 'better' option
Paul A Norman wrote:
It would look pretty good for Linux to provide that base that people are
looking for, but will Delphi be positioned to be in the mix when iy happens?
On 18/11/05, *Paul Eggleton* <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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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/ <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
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