[Ltsp-discuss] Citrix Server

[John H. <jho...@va...>]

I noticed on the Citrix website that there is a Citrix Server
product for Solaris. Wouldn't a port to Linux be a fairly simple
thing to do?

It seems to me that some of the challenges people face with ltsp
could be overcome with a proper Citrix server for Linux.

Yes, I know that Citrix charges a fair amount for their product
but it would be a lot like the whole Open Office vs. Star Office.
Mgmt won't accept a free office suite (Open Office.org) because
"something that is free can't be any good" but repackage it as
Star Office and throw in a few more options and sell it for about
$75US per license and mgmt will suddenly accept it as a viable
option.

Citrix for Linux would still be substantially cheaper than a
Windows Terminal Server product because there would be no CALs,
etc.

I did e-mail somebody at Citrix about this but I doubt it'll go
far unless a lot of people start requesting the same thing. Not
to mention the fact that Citrix and Microsoft are so closely
aligned.

Please don't flame me it's just an idea.