Re: Get thin client benefits for free with openThinClient
Posted by: biaf
on September 20, 2008 11:57 AM
I'd say its two different audiences. Running remote X applications requires that you run your own hardware and OS and having you X server locally.
A thin client boots a remote OS on a lightweight hardware and as running X on that remote server. So the local hardware is only presenting screen from the remote server.
In my mind, a thin client solution is freaking cool and just plain ideal for a office solution, and even at home. Why having hardware power under every desk that would have made most datacenters jealous just a few years ago. Instead having the hardware utilized in a centrally and managing environments centrally. And just adding more power that all can share when needed.
I'm looking at having some kind of thin clients at home, as it works so well in a Linux only situation and we don't play that much 3D games (that is not ideal for a thin clients). Just having one desktop for a local Linux/Windows installation as a "gamestation". We are 2 adults and 2 kids and all run Linux only.
I was already looking at LTSP but will definitely check this out.
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Re: Get thin client benefits for free with openThinClient
Posted by: biaf on September 20, 2008 11:57 AMA thin client boots a remote OS on a lightweight hardware and as running X on that remote server. So the local hardware is only presenting screen from the remote server.
In my mind, a thin client solution is freaking cool and just plain ideal for a office solution, and even at home. Why having hardware power under every desk that would have made most datacenters jealous just a few years ago. Instead having the hardware utilized in a centrally and managing environments centrally. And just adding more power that all can share when needed.
I'm looking at having some kind of thin clients at home, as it works so well in a Linux only situation and we don't play that much 3D games (that is not ideal for a thin clients). Just having one desktop for a local Linux/Windows installation as a "gamestation". We are 2 adults and 2 kids and all run Linux only.
I was already looking at LTSP but will definitely check this out.
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