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Why? Yes VNC sucks, but MS Windows isn't inherently network transparent, yet remote desktop on Windows provides an absolutely awesome end user experience. It'

Why? Yes VNC sucks, but MS Windows isn't inherently network transparent, yet remote desktop on Windows provides an absolutely awesome end user experience. It's fast - even over relatively slow connections, it's easy, it even includes sharing of clipboard, sound, drives, and peripherals. And you can easily disconnect/reconnect session. Everything about the user experience with Windows Remote Desktop is better than any X server implementation I've ever seen. What would be lost by implementing something similar to Windows Remote Desktop on top of Wayland?

mansr 16y ago
Why do it on wasteland^W Wayland and not on X?
- theBobMcCormick 16y ago
  I'm assuming this answer from the Wayland FAQ is what you're looking for? http://wayland.freedesktop.org/faq.html#heading_toc_j_6 http://wayland.freedesktop.org/faq.html#heading_toc_j_6
sedachv 16y ago
Compare RD with http://www.nomachine.com/ http://www.nomachine.com/ (NX) on a 128kpbs link on another continent, and then you have your answer.
- jodrellblank 16y ago
  All my comparisons have been "Control Panel -> System -> Remote Connections tab -> Enable remote desktop". Client built in to Windows. versus "Nomachine NX is a commercial product starting at $700+ but there's a limited 2 user free version, and also an admin console and a web package. Here's a 14 page PDF with install instructions and a link to the client install guide download location, along with the library version prerequisites..." Needless to say I use RDP, push install VNC and SSH constantly and have never installed NX or seen a server with it installed or used it. I have my answer.
  - sedachv 16y ago
    NX is Free Software (previous releases were under the GPL). It's widely used at Google (they implemented their own NX server: http://code.google.com/p/neatx/ http://code.google.com/p/neatx/). Why are you wasting time posting on HN about how you're too lazy to evaluate technology solutions properly?

mansr 16y ago

Why do it on wasteland^W Wayland and not on X?

theBobMcCormick 16y ago
I'm assuming this answer from the Wayland FAQ is what you're looking for? http://wayland.freedesktop.org/faq.html#heading_toc_j_6 http://wayland.freedesktop.org/faq.html#heading_toc_j_6

sedachv 16y ago

Compare RD with http://www.nomachine.com/ http://www.nomachine.com/ (NX) on a 128kpbs link on another continent, and then you have your answer.

jodrellblank 16y ago
All my comparisons have been "Control Panel -> System -> Remote Connections tab -> Enable remote desktop". Client built in to Windows. versus "Nomachine NX is a commercial product starting at $700+ but there's a limited 2 user free version, and also an admin console and a web package. Here's a 14 page PDF with install instructions and a link to the client install guide download location, along with the library version prerequisites..." Needless to say I use RDP, push install VNC and SSH constantly and have never installed NX or seen a server with it installed or used it. I have my answer.
- sedachv 16y ago
  NX is Free Software (previous releases were under the GPL). It's widely used at Google (they implemented their own NX server: http://code.google.com/p/neatx/ http://code.google.com/p/neatx/). Why are you wasting time posting on HN about how you're too lazy to evaluate technology solutions properly?