[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.
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Les Mikesell
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