On Tue, 11 Mar 2003, "Beerse, Corni" wrote:

> Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 11:44:27 +0100

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

> With vnc, on both unix and M$Windows, you get a desktop inside your
> vncviewer. SInce M$Windows can only serve one desktop (the one at the
> console) it is the desktop of the console you get from these vncservers. On
> unix on the other hand, the default is that you get a fresh, new desktop.
>
> >
> > But I do not find any materials about why more than
> > one person can not share the same desktop on Linux.
> > Is it because the kernel of Linux graphic terminal
> > service? I am interested in this topic and want to
> > learn more about it.
>
> On linux, more than one person can share the same desktop. Thats why you
> cannot find any materials why more than one person cannot share the same
> desktop.
>
> If you mixed desktop and console and need to know why you cannot see the
> console in a vnc-session, then the major reason is that the origional
> development was the other way round: it started the way it is on unix but
> that could not be done at M$Windows. Currently, there are many ways to get
> to the console with vnc. However, not on all systems.
>
> >
> > Do you have some materials about it?
> > Or some suggestions?
> >
>
> http://xf4vnc.sourceforge.net/
>
> http://www.hexonet.de/software/x0rfbserver/
> http://www.tjansen.de/krfb/
>
>
> there are more...
>
>
> CBee

Thanks for the clarification and refs. Very helpful...

-Bill

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