[FreeNX-kNX] Patch to (re)-allow FreeNX shadowing of :0 (Local) sessions - ubuntu FreeNX and its derivatives
Jean Milot
jmilot at dotriver.eu
Fri Jul 6 08:24:07 UTC 2012
Hi Marcelo,
Are you interested to develop a new freenx ?
> In my opinion, freenx should be replaced with something new with
> systemd or lightdm integration.
Sincerely,
Jean Milot
Le 05/07/2012 18:58, Marcelo Boveto Shima a écrit :
>
> On Thursday, 5 de July de 2012 at 11:13, chris at ccburton.com wrote:
>
>>
>> freenx-knx-bounces at kde.org wrote on 05/07/2012 12:16:32:
>>
>> > Zitat von chris at ccburton.com:
>> >
>> > > I doubt anyone is intersted anymore, but just in case
>> > > here's a re-patch to allow shadowing of console sessions.
>> > >
>> > > Note this applies to ubuntu FreeNX and its derivatives.
>> > >
>> > > Fedora, Centos & Suse haven't included the patch mentioned.
>> > >
>> >
>> > Hi Chris,
>> >
>> > would it not make more sense to fork the github repo from fabianx
>> > and put the patch there in a branch?
>>
> I don't think it's a good idea. There are too many patches.
>>
>> Hiya Henning
>>
>>
>> Good question there are a few patches around for
>> various features . . .
>>
>>
>> There are a few points to take into consideration tho . . . .
>>
>>
>> The original developer(s) ha[s|ve] vanished
>> (probably to get a job/life).
>>
>> They are the only people who proprtly knwe how it all worked
>> (and they will have forgotten now)
>>
>>
>> The Ubuntu people seem to have done quite a bit of work, but they
>> have gone of on their own way.
>>
>
> I am the main Ubuntu freenx maintainer.
> Freenx is in maintain mode only, but once in a while I incorporate
> some patches from the list.
>
>> pushing out their own patches on their own
>> introducing different coding styles
>> they seem to have added a lot of logging, but
> The logging changes was made by Boris from altlinux.
> I forked his repo after he forked mine.
>> I don't know why.
>> changing their installation location to match nomachine's
>> not doing any documentation
>> and
>> now they seem to have stopped too . . .
>>
> The documentation is the git log.
> The installation location does not match nomachine one.
> Freenx is installed on /usr/lib/freenx-server or something like that.
> This was necessary for the process to include on official repo.
> But as nx itself is a xorg fork they didn't accepted.
>
>>
>> Suse have dumped theirs onto "community", so anyone can
>> release an rpm.
>>
>>
>> The Redhat people (whoever they are)
>> may a few patchesfrom ubuntu but not all,
>> but
>> haven't followed ubuntuin changing the
>> installtion location.
>>
>>
>> So FreeNX is effectively multiply forked anyway.
>>
>>
>> Also
>>
>> Nomachine are not releasing the next version of their
>> NXagent etc to open source, so any/all Open-Source NX
>> projects may well be in their final stages.
>>
> Probably freenx will be maintained in fix only for some years.
>>
>> There are a number (rather too many) of other projects
>> also using nomachines libraries, some of which threaten
>> to replace FreeNX as the most used (if not already)
>>
>>
>> There is no complete user documentation of FreeNX
>> so no-one (including me) seems to know just exactly
>> what all the features are.
>>
>> ** big job No 1 **
>>
>> There is no documentation of the code, even within
>> the code its-self it is patchy.
>>
>> It will all need to be taken to bits and worked
>> through.
>>
>> ** big job No 2 **
>>
>> The code hasn't kept up with nomachine's client.
>>
>> look at the way
>>
>> ENABLE_SHOW_RUNNING_SESSIONS
>>
>> ENABLE_AUTORECONNECT
>>
>> interact
>>
>> A lot of the code needs "reviewing" which means
>> lots of testing of every feature will need to be
>> done
>> VNC, XDM,windows, smb shares, smb/cups printing
>>
>> ** big job No 3 **
>>
>> If you get that far, then packages need to be
>> produced and re-tested for the various distros.
>>
>> ** big job No 4 **
>>
>> Then designers approvers and accepters are
>> needed with someone(s) in charge to appoint
>> etc
>>
>> ** big job No 5 **
>>
>> Then the appropriate web presence is needed
>>
>> ** big job No 6 **
>>
>> ... all possibly just in time for the end of
>> support for nxagent/libraries.
>>
>> If there was a large user base with a sponsor
>> and a fre volunteers then it might be do-able.
>>
>> I didn't see much enthusiasm last time it
>> was proposed tho . . .
>>
> In my opinion, freenx should be replaced with something new with
> systemd or lightdm integration.
>
> Regards.
>
> Marcelo Shima
>>
>>
>> >
>> > Bye Henning
>> >
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