[techtalk] Web-based Linux Desktop

[Erin Clarke]

I'd sent this when the list was non-functioning. 
The original message doesn't seem to have made 
it so I am resending it...

Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 12:43:34 -0400
From: Erin Clarke <blue at web.net>
To: linux at torontowebgrrls.com
Subject: Web-based Linux Desktop
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This is a cool site:

http://www.workspot.com

This is a great idea and opportunity for anyone wanting to learn more 
about Linux (and KDE) without setting up their own box. 

It is basicaly a customizable Linux desktop you can login to from 
anywhere you can get to a browser and Internet connection.

You can sign-up for free (service is still in beta tesing) and check it 
out. I signed up but it takes a day or two for the request to be 
processed, due to demand.

Erin  8) 

P.S. I have since set up my account and desktop and its an 
interesting arrangement... you are actually allowed access 
to a fair amount of the machine serving the virtual desktops.
You also get an email address and webpage... the one main 
drawback is that it would be quite slow over anything less 
than DSL or cable connections. Even then the response time 
is a bit of a wait depending on the number of people logged 
in (and my CO's http proxy server, it seems tonight)...

I'd love to know more about the technical implementation 
of this... not a lot of back end info on the site... I'll 
have to dig around a bit...