[FreeNX-kNX] FreeNX Android-Java

Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com
Thu Nov 20 20:13:11 UTC 2008


Alastair Johnson wrote:
> Paul Hassinger wrote:
>> I know there was some success in using freeNX using Java (with the
>> binaries compiled).
>>
>> I am wondering if anyone has worked on porting freenx to Android.
>>
>> I realize that you would need root access to get the binaries
>> installed, but would it then be possible to use the Java Android Java
>> API to run the client?
>>
>> Just wondering if there's anything in the works or it sounds reasonable?
> 
> Since Android doesn't use X it seems unlikely we'll see a client or 
> server any time soon. NX is, after all, a means of accelerating remote X 
> connections. It's possible someone will write an X server for Android 
> like they have for qtopia, in which case running nxcl may be possible if 
> you can get native binaries onto the system.

Should it be possible to vnc-shadow a freenx session with an ordinary 
vnc viewer?  Even though it wouldn't be as nice, it might be easier to 
come up a vnc implementation on simple devices and it could at least 
give some access to your working sessions.

-- 
   Les Mikesell
    lesmikesell at gmail.com



More information about the FreeNX-kNX mailing list