Home
| Calendar
| Mail Lists
| List Archives
| Desktop SIG
| Hardware Hacking SIG
Wiki | Flickr | PicasaWeb | Video | Maps & Directions | Installfests | Keysignings Linux Cafe | Meeting Notes | Linux Links | Bling | About BLU |
On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 10:19 AM, Gordon Marx <gcmarx-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org> wrote: > On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Derek Atkins <warlord-3s7WtUTddSA at public.gmane.org> wrote: >> Am I one of the few people who actually use "ssh -X" to login to a >> server and display an application locally? > > No, you're not. > >> Anything that doesn't let me do this on a per-application basis is a >> non-starter. > > FTFA: > ? ? ? ? ?"When I say 'rdp-like' I mean 'install enough awareness of > the possibility of remoting in the rendering system that remoting can > send a rendering command stream instead of raw pixels if that seems to > be a win'. Wordy, I admit," Jackson details, "And, obviously, much > more work than just vnc-like scraping. But it's a serious win for WAN > links, and is the only viable way to remote 3D, etc." > > This is just like ssh -X. Yes, it's far off, but no one is talking > about making remoting a thing of the past. > Yeah I know that this is being worked on. But since Wayland isn't here yet I wouldn't worry too much about network transparency yet. As the intent is not only to replace X windows with a modern replacement but to also replace X's network transparency with a modern replacement. Both are long over due and I for one am looking forward to seeing what comes out of this. -- David
BLU is a member of BostonUserGroups | |
We also thank MIT for the use of their facilities. |