I suspect that many people don't have a clue about redirecting displays, and the real power built into Unix and X based tools.
Over the 7 years I've been playing and working with various Unix/X flavors I've worked with a lot of SW developer types who didn't know they could telnet/rlogin to another host, and then actually run programs ( that's right! ) on that other hosts CPU. And then, after typing "setenv DISPLAY" and "xhost +", wonder of wonders, actually run a GUI program with the display redirected right back to your local screen!! Amazing..
Unless you have actually done this once or twice, you probably don't get it.
Until there is some real comparable functionality that can really both redirect windows, and display redirected windows, out of the box, with no additional expense or configuration, X is here to stay.
Here are some hints: - an X-server can displays GUI's for programs running on local AND remote clients. - An X-server runs on most all modern Unixs out of the box - X-windows based programs can all display locally OR redirect their displays - X-windows programs can redirect out of the box, with no special, expensive client or server SW.
Sit at your desk, and compile on your cube-mate's cpu. No problem. No special SW.
Sit at your desk, and and run a tool that's only installed on your boss's machine.. No problem. No special SW..
Sit at your desk, and use a Window Manager that only exists an that brand new machine over in the lab. ( clue: In X you can redirect window managers just like everything else. ) No problem. No special SW.
A lot of your Windows bigots don't have a clue about this.
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How long before Digital Convergence will have a few more letters out in the mail?
It could be that X is old and slow. I don't care.
I suspect that many people don't have a clue about redirecting displays, and the real power built into Unix and X based tools.
Over the 7 years I've been playing and working with various Unix/X flavors I've worked with a lot of SW developer types who didn't know they could telnet/rlogin to another host, and then actually run programs ( that's right! ) on that other hosts CPU. And then, after typing "setenv DISPLAY" and "xhost +", wonder of wonders, actually run a GUI program with the display redirected right back to your local screen!! Amazing..
Unless you have actually done this once or twice, you probably don't get it.
Until there is some real comparable functionality that can really both redirect windows, and display redirected windows, out of the box, with no additional expense or configuration, X is here to stay.
Here are some hints:
- an X-server can displays GUI's for programs running on local AND remote clients.
- An X-server runs on most all modern Unixs out of the box
- X-windows based programs can all display locally OR redirect their displays
- X-windows programs can redirect out of the box, with no special, expensive client or server SW.
Sit at your desk, and compile on your cube-mate's cpu. No problem. No special SW.
Sit at your desk, and and run a tool that's only installed on your boss's machine.. No problem. No special SW..
Sit at your desk, and use a Window Manager that only exists an that brand new machine over in the lab. ( clue: In X you can redirect window managers just like everything else. ) No problem. No special SW.
A lot of your Windows bigots don't have a clue about this.
Kevin