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Post #171,889

by folkert

8/31/04 10:25:14 AM

Ding, Ding, Ding....

The thing about X is the protability. The fact that *IF* you have a compliant X-server running your display... it just works.

Gene, you could probably run you stuff on a Cygwin/Xfree86 Display.

X just works. Yes, it is all just works.

The only thing you have to worry about is slow links (network links)

To combat those, you send widgets that the X-Server keeps hanging around "caching" them.

People from the dark side don't want to admit that X is better at most things.

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Post #172,117

by Reporter

9/1/04 1:11:28 AM

Re: Ding, Ding, Ding....

Yes, we do use Cygwin once in a while. I don't much like running commercial X servers on Windows boxes, however, for reasons that even I don't understand well. I will say this, though, that we have had some success running X in browsers that have Javascript enabled, using WierdX. That works pretty well although the package needs a little updating.

LTSP is very useful. - (static) - (25) - Aug. 29, 2004, 09:37:53 PM EDT

Re: LTSP is very useful. - (Reporter) - (13) - Aug. 30, 2004, 12:46:12 AM EDT

LTS and X. - (static) - (12) - Aug. 30, 2004, 01:11:16 AM EDT

Re: LTS and X. - (Reporter) - (11) - Aug. 30, 2004, 09:33:02 AM EDT

Here is one good reason - (ben_tilly) - (9) - Aug. 30, 2004, 11:26:59 AM EDT

In fact, a place I am currently consulting for... - (folkert) - (5) - Aug. 30, 2004, 01:50:52 PM EDT

Re: In fact, a place I am currently consulting for... - (Reporter) - (4) - Aug. 30, 2004, 04:43:09 PM EDT

It is both. - (folkert) - (3) - Aug. 30, 2004, 10:56:26 PM EDT

So, to summarize: - (pwhysall) - (2) - Aug. 31, 2004, 01:54:13 AM EDT

Correct on all counts. -NT - (static) - (1) - Aug. 31, 2004, 01:55:49 AM EDT

What he said. -NT - (folkert) - Aug. 31, 2004, 09:17:46 AM EDT

Re: Here is one good reason - (Reporter) - (1) - Aug. 30, 2004, 04:38:02 PM EDT

That would strongly depend on the organization - (ben_tilly) - Aug. 30, 2004, 05:41:51 PM EDT

Re: Here is one good reason - (Reporter) - Aug. 30, 2004, 04:45:34 PM EDT

X Terminals have gotten a lot cheaper over the last decade. - (static) - Aug. 30, 2004, 09:30:20 PM EDT

Re: LTSP is very useful. - (Reporter) - (10) - Aug. 31, 2004, 02:11:42 AM EDT

Ding, Ding, Ding.... - (folkert) - (1) - Aug. 31, 2004, 10:25:14 AM EDT

Re: Ding, Ding, Ding.... - (Reporter) - Sept. 1, 2004, 01:11:28 AM EDT

Re: one computer in a restaurant. - (a6l6e6x) - (7) - Aug. 31, 2004, 05:06:04 PM EDT

Re: single point of failure - (drewk) - (1) - Aug. 31, 2004, 05:23:58 PM EDT

There is also "graceful degradation". :) -NT - (a6l6e6x) - Aug. 31, 2004, 05:26:19 PM EDT

Re: one computer in a restaurant. (new thread) - (Reporter) - Aug. 31, 2004, 05:34:03 PM EDT

Re: one computer in a restaurant. - (Reporter) - (2) - Aug. 31, 2004, 05:34:07 PM EDT

Great! That's got to be a selling point. -NT - (a6l6e6x) - (1) - Aug. 31, 2004, 08:53:38 PM EDT

Re: Great! That's got to be a selling point. - (Reporter) - Sept. 1, 2004, 01:23:37 AM EDT

In other words, one cluster of nodes in a restaurant - (Reporter) - Aug. 31, 2004, 05:46:49 PM EDT

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