Re: How long before final releasea and more?

[Matt Chapman <matthewc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

> I am new here, so I probably missed older similiar questions.

Actually no, this list is new :)

> 1. When can we expect the final (or stable release)?

From what I've seen and been told the current (alpha2) version is
quite stable, aside from a few minor cosmetic problems. I'm intending
to release an officially "stable" version (0.9.0) in a week or so.
(Please report any major problems with alpha2 to me ASAP.)

However, this will still have the limitation of requiring an
8-bit-compatible display. Improving the X11 driver is next on
the agenda; I've already had an offer to help with that.

> 2. Are there any affordable clients (Linux or Java) available in the
> mean time?

There is a Java client available from HOB (www.hobsoft.com). The
pricing looks rather expensive to me, but it depends on your budget
(starts at $US143 per user and goes down slightly with more users).

> 3. I looked at the sceenshots: is it possible to display just the
> application on the desktop, intead of the whole desktop.

I don't believe this is strictly possible with RDP version 4 (which
rdesktop and NTTSE speak). I do believe it's possible to specify an
application to run as a sort of "shell", which is similar, and I'll
add that functionality.

> 4. Many thin clients use RDP clients, can't you just crack one from
> there.

I'm not sure about "many", but yes. As far as I know all are closed
source, and the ones I've seen are primarily based on disassemblies
of MSTSC.

My client is a cleaner implementation, from standards and network
sniffs, and also partly a documentation effort. I've started using
it for real work, and it works well for me.

	Matt


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Matthew "Austin" Chapman
SysAdmin, Developer, Samba Team Member