Re: [Ltsp-discuss] Citrix Server

[Ken M. <ke...@th...>]

Take a look at Tarantella at www.tarantella.com   They have a 30 day
free demo of their software.  I don't use it, but have run the demo
twice doing an evaluation.  Basically the picture is:

NT Server (or Farm) hosts your Windows apps <- Tarantella <-> Thin
clients

I don't think you can eliminate the M$ CALs, but Tarantella's pricing is
less than Citrix's.

Ken McCord


On Thu, 2002-05-30 at 15:03, John Holbrook wrote:
> 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.
> 
> 
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