jim wrote:
>
> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1562972.g4brsKgfE2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> ____/ Richard Rasker on Tuesday 01 January 2008 01:49 : \____
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>>> I'm with you so far. I'm one of those technicians.
>>
>> You ought to end this. I know some people who made it a rule that they
>> will
>> only assist in case of trouble with Free software. If Microsoft software
>> fails, then Microsoft should be liable or at least chip in to help.
>> Microsoft
>> has grown a workforce of volunteers who grow up in Windows-oriented
>> schools
>> and then become unpaid support staff. By helping those whom you love,
>> you're
>> not ending this cycle. You can help friends and family better by urging
>> them
>> to take trouble-free software that you trivially can administer remotely,
>> as
>> well.
>
> Maybe you can help me with that - remote administration of Linux desktops.
>
> I admit my ignorance of Linux applications freely. Is there an
> application like LogMeIn or GoToMyPC that works as well for Linux (fast
> and responsive) as they do for Windows?
Nah... no applications required. Linux has such functionality built in. You
can tunnel X apps through SSH (encrypted) or you can log in directly to a
remote machine using X Chooser.
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Regards,
Gregory.
Gentoo Linux - Penguin Power
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