The linux server for NComputing right now is terrible. There is very little you can do with it other than turn it on. The Admin Console is the best example of terrible support It looks like NComputing just copied the the Windows Form into a GTK template and left out all the functionality. And tough luck getting it to work on a modern distro. There is a kernel module installed depending on an old kernel image which is the reason why only older Linux distros are supported.
What I would like to see is the Linux server and admin console development to be handled by the open source community. Since the method used for desktop sharing in a Linux environment is so different than the more virtualized method Ncomputing uses in Windows, the proprietary nature of the windows server/client can be maintained while opening up the Linux method.
As a customer who uses NComputing products with Linux I am tired of waiting for NComputing to support the Linux functionality of their products. I understand that the demand for linux support may not be as great as the Windows and the upcoming Vista support, and thats why development for Linux should be left up to programmers like me to handle with the support of NComputing. I hope you take this into consideration and I know I am not the only one out there willing to take on the task of improving Linux support for NComputing products.
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