"Linonut" <linonut@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>* Antonio Murphie fired off this tart reply:
>
>> No shit. It can do the GUI part of the remote desktop but I have yet to
>> see
>> a implementation that lets you mount remote drives and printers.
>
> There are other protocols for that, obviously.
Yeah. And with Remote Desktop you don't have to enable these features
either. There's checkboxes in the options dialog as to which of these you
want to enable.
> You know, the old partitioning of functionality that stands
> diametrically opposed to Microsoft's
> "all-but-the-kitchen-sink-in-one-app"
> integration.
You mean like KDE?
> There's more than one way to skin a cat, and UNIX-based software offers
> a very powerful system for skinning cats.
Sure. But for 99% of computer users Remote Desktop is a simple way to get
everything they need done. And without having to learn the various command
line options (ssh -CXY -l foo ... setting $DISPLAY... etc.) and without
having to learn numerous protocols.
Are the Unix tools more powerful. Sure they are. But these tools are overly
complex for normal computer users who are better served by Remote Desktop.
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