[K12OSN] Idea for when Windows programs need to be run...

[Petre Scheie]

If you can get sound working, and the price isn't prohibitive, I think you'll have a 
winner, because I don't think WTS supports sound--does anyone know otherwise?

Steve Hargadon wrote:
> That's what we are trying to test now. We want to see what the load is on
> the server. We also are trying to get the sound working right (we think is
> related the the distro we are running on now), and have to figure out what
> the costs are.
> 
> We *think* it's going to be substially cheaper than running a Windows Server
> with Terminal Services, but we have to go through all the numbers: hardware
> costs, licensing costs, performance....
> 
> Steve
> 
> On 10/27/05, Petre Scheie <petre at maltzen.net> wrote:
> 
>>I think it would be a good idea, as having more choices is always better.
>>How would it
>>compare, price-wise, performance, hardware requirements, etc., with using
>>a Windows
>>Terminal Server?
>>
>>Petre
>>
>>Steve Hargadon wrote:
>>
>>>We have been working with Win4Lin and are have a Win4Lin terminal server
>>>running--not perfectly yet, but close. We are thinking of selling a
>>
>>Win4Lin
>>
>>>server that can just be dropped into an LTSP/K12LTSP network and provide
>>>access to Windows programs where needed, by setting up another session
>>
>>for
>>
>>>the workstation.
>>>
>>>I'm interested in the feedback of the group--would this be helpful, or
>>
>>do
>>
>>>people want to do this on their own. Because there is both Win4Lin
>>>licensing, Microsoft licensing, along with the installation and
>>
>>configuring,
>>
>>>we are thinking this might be a good thing to "package."
>>>
>>>Steve
>>>
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