Re: Multiple keyboard/monitor vs linux-2.6?

[Svetoslav Slavtchev]

> On Sat, Dec 13, 2003 at 12:09:05AM +0100, Svetoslav Slavtchev wrote:
> > if you just want muliple X users bruby/ ruby should work as stable as
> > 2.4 /2.6 (works at least for 20-25 people i helped, reading the howto
> > and getting it up),
> > 
> > but if you want multiple virtual terminals, you'll have to experiment
> :-)
> > and read a lot the linuxconsole ml, as it's not yet documented 
> 
> Multiple X users (via xdm login) is what I'm looking for.  X-terminal is
> the canonical answer.  In the light of recent development in PXE support
> which effectively eliminated third-party packages like Etherboot,
> Netboot, Rom-a-matic, and LTSP,  I was wondering if it's possible to go
> the next logical step and eliminate motherboard/case as well.
> 
> This would be ideal for home market, where you want multiple users (ie.
> kids) but with only one PC.  Sell it as "Linux Mainframe"... :-)

it should be doable, although it would be easier to setup
if all the ruby PC's used a basic local installation and load everything
else
from a LTSP server

i wanted to try it, but i own a single PC, so ...

best,

svetljo

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