Re: [fw-wiz] How to Save The World

From: Devdas Bhagat (devdas_at_dvb.homelinux.org)
Date: 12/13/04

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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 01:23:33 +0530

    On 13/12/04 10:55 -0800, Crispin Cowan wrote:
    > Devdas Bhagat wrote:
    >
    > >On 13/12/04 09:42 -0800, Jian Zhen wrote:
    > ><snip>
    > >
    > >
    > >>Absolutely, all these are great options, just like sharing your app via
    > >>a web demo. It's what works for you, but that doesn't mean any of the
    > >>options are bad. Just because you can't run it on a Linux desktop,
    > >>it doesn't mean the option is bad.
    > >>
    > >>
    > >Share apps across the internet? Debugging? X? VNC? TightVNC?
    > >There are better ways of doing things (arguably X is not a better way,
    > >but X lets you export specific windows as needed).
    > >
    > >
    > X11 is a nice protocol, and it works great for people who are into it.
    > It works even better when coupled with SSH port tunneling.
    >
    > However, it only works if you install some elaborate client side
    > software to view all this stuff. The point of a web conference tool is
    > to be able to do it through a web browser, so that you don't have to
    > install any software.
    >
    > Several posters have claimed that VNC has a web client applet, so you
    > can run a VNC session without any client software. That's great news,
    > and I will go check it out. Google produced hints of such a thing, but
    > no obvious "how-to" document; someone got it at their fingertips?

    Sadly, my copy of the howto in a magazine isn't being found, but I did
    find this one:

    http://www.realvnc.com/pipermail/vnc-list/2002-February/028239.html
    http://www.realvnc.com/pipermail/vnc-list/2002-February/028323.html

    http://www.uk.research.att.com/archive/vnc/javavncviewer.html

    I hope this helps.

    Devdas Bhagat
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