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Remote desktop vs. remote display

Posted Feb 15, 2013 0:52 UTC (Fri) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313)
In reply to: Remote desktop vs. remote display by Cyberax
Parent article: LCA: The ways of Wayland

so why are you opposed to people using Linux for use cases like yours (I'm assuming that you have some sort of Linux desktop that you develop on)

that may not be Linux desktops for the masses, but it's still Linux desktops

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Posted Feb 15, 2013 0:58 UTC (Fri) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523) [Link]

Opposed? Certainly not. You're free to use whatever you like - it's free software, after all.

It's just that in my opinion it would be better to focus development and improvements on areas where Linux can be a serious contender. But that's just my personal opinion.

PS: I'm actually using Mac right now to develop Linux software. I'd switched after a random Ubuntu upgrade broke things yet again.

Remote desktop vs. remote display

Posted Feb 15, 2013 16:34 UTC (Fri) by drag (subscriber, #31333) [Link]

The first step to get the most out of a Linux desktop is just to ignore what most people are telling people to do on the Linux desktop.

The amount of misinformation and bad advice out there is staggering. I appreciate it when people are able to help set the record straight, even when they gave up on the desktop a while ago. :)