From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ms-smtp-01-smtplb.tampabay.rr.com ([65.32.5.131] helo=ms-smtp-01-eri0.tampabay.rr.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1ADUFY-0006P0-00 for ; Sat, 25 Oct 2003 15:39:00 -0400 Received: from manta.diver.dwn (653244hfc242.tampabay.rr.com [65.32.44.242]) by ms-smtp-01-eri0.tampabay.rr.com (8.12.10/8.12.7) with ESMTP id h9PJcrcD010950 for ; Sat, 25 Oct 2003 15:38:57 -0400 (EDT) Received: from smed by manta.diver.dwn with local (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1ADUFR-0004AC-00 for ; Sat, 25 Oct 2003 15:38:53 -0400 Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2003 15:38:53 -0400 From: Keith Watson To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: *** Spam and whatever Message-ID: <20031025193853.GA15683@smed.2y.net> References: <6.0.0.22.0.20031025101659.02899490@pop1.sympatico.ca> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <6.0.0.22.0.20031025101659.02899490@pop1.sympatico.ca> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: Kwatson@smed.yi.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: 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. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Keith Watson kwatson@smed.yi.org Among the major impediments to discovery are not the ignorant but those with illusions of knowledge. - B. Alan Wallace