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OLS: A challenge for developersOLS: A challenge for developersPosted Jul 22, 2005 2:23 UTC (Fri) by bk (guest, #25617)Parent article: OLS: A challenge for developers
OK, but how much is it going to cost me to use these mythical free displays that are supposedly everywhere I might want to use my iPod/PDA/cellphone? Is it going to be like those $2.99/minute internet kiosks that pop up all over Manhatten hotels? Or like those coffeehouse WiFi connections that require a subscription?
Show me the infrastructure to back up the pipe dream and I'll sign on.
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OLS: A challenge for developers Posted Jul 22, 2005 5:32 UTC (Fri) by JoeBuck (subscriber, #2330) [Link] If the free software community builds it first, it will be free or cheap. If we wait until a telephone company (or a wireless or cable company, or Microsoft) builds it, it will cost a lot.
OLS: A challenge for developers Posted Jul 22, 2005 8:30 UTC (Fri) by erwbgy (subscriber, #4104) [Link] Most of us have one or more of the following:
It won't cost you any extra to use the devices that you already own. If you want to use someone else's device then you may need to pay for it, but I see the benefit being that we get better use out of our existing devices. You don't necessarily have to pay extra for a display though. In a hotel, I'd expect that you'd be able to use the TV in your hotel room as the display. In a coffee shop, you could use a head-mounted display, like the SV-6. Software like VNC works quite well for remote displays, and of course X can already do that, but this encompasses so much more.
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