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[Keith Watson]

Actually there is a terminal services project for linux, it's 
called LTSP, Linux Terminal Service Project. And it works quite 
well, for both gui and console. And Citrix has a linux client 
available as well. Not much sence in running it though as there 
is no speech.

Keith

On 10:28 AM, Allan Shaw wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> although I didn't read the initial note from Kevin, I have read many of 
> your responses and based solely on them I think I know what Kevin is 
> asking, so let me give it a try.
> 
> summary, I believe Kevin is wondering if he could connect from his Windows 
> workstation to a Linux environment which has Speakup install on to and be 
> able to use the speech from the linux environment work across the network 
> on his Windows workstation.
> 
> Assuming the above summary is correct, and yes that's a big assumption!
> What Kevin is asking about is what we refer to as a Thin-client environment 
> such as is used with the Microsoft Terminal server or the Citrix Metaframe 
> environment.  In both these cases all apps, are installed and driven from 
> the server with only the (video, keyboard and mouse stokes and in this case 
> speech) sent across the network to the individual workstation.  In answer 
> to someone elses inquiry if this uses considerable bandwidth the answer is 
> no, that's why we call it a Thin-Client.
> 
> Now, although I'm new to the linux environment, to the best of my limited 
> knowledge a terminal server product is not yet available for the linux 
> platform.  However with the speed in which products are being developped 
> for Linux, you may only have to wait six months and one will be available.
> 
> ... now if I'm way off base here, sorry for the inconvenience and you may 
> ignore.
> 
> 
> 
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Keith Watson
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