On 10/11/2014 08:07 AM, Marcelo Ricardo Leitner wrote: > On 09-10-2014 14:13, Les Mikesell wrote: >> On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 11:51 AM, Steve Clark <sclark at netwolves.com> wrote: >>>>> What exactly does that mean - multi seat environments? >>>> http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/multiseat/ >>>> >>> Ok I read the information. So as I understand it you are going have a >>> computer that >>> has multiple graphics cards with multiple keyboards and multiple mice >>> divided into >>> seats. Really? >>> >>> Where do I buy this computer? >> It is much simpler to run remote X sessions over a network for >> multiuser access and probably not much more expensive if you use >> older PCs as terminals. You do have to boot something, but x2go or > You think that nobody on that project thought about this before? > >> freenx/NX are cross platform and have great remote performance. I'm >> surprised no one has made a mini-linux distro that boots straight to >> x2go for this purpose, but if they have, I haven't found it. > It's not just remote X sessions. You want at least USB and audio > redirection and also a decent 3D performance. > > We currently do that using spice for VMs, I don't know how feasible it > is to run it on a real hardware. > > There are some good pro's on this setup: > - this installation is physically simpler than having 4 full computers > as it requires 1/4 of the wall plugs and network points > - no single point of failure (as in: 4 seats down is okay), if you > compare with ones using x2go and similar (application server) > - easily scalable: need more seats? buy 1 computer more, you have +4 > seats, and you're good. No server needs to be re-evaluated. > - easier to maintain, as you maintain 1/4 of the systems you would > otherwise. > - very cost effective with commodity hardware, that everyone knows how > to deal with. > - vendor independent > > And probably many others that I forgot :) > > Not saying it's the best, though. Just saying that yes this is a good > project that is well plotted and has its audience. > > Marcelo Yes but you have to be physically close to the main cpu. What about distractions from other people sitting right next to you? Playing music, etc. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > -- Stephen Clark *NetWolves Managed Services, LLC.* Director of Technology Phone: 813-579-3200 Fax: 813-882-0209 Email: steve.clark at netwolves.com http://www.netwolves.com