Linux as an Application Server for GRASS

[Roderick A. Anderson]

On Fri, 30 Jul 1999, Duncan Kinder wrote:

> I am considering proposing to a local college that they use GRASS to set up
> a GIS program.
>

I tried this also but is it ain't MS they have a hard time getting
interested.

> The idea is to use Linux as an application server with GRASS installed, but
> for the students, through Virtual Network Computing (VNC) actually use the
> GRASS on Windows 95/98 boxes.
> 

Now with GRASS but I use it to connect to the Win95 box I use at work to
run applications on other networked boxes over a 33.6kbps modem (but the
phomne lines usually only get me a 24.4kbps connection) and am not unhappy
with the response.  Given a choice of $$$ and slower performance I'd lean
toward the slow performance.  Besides we should click then reflect on the
actions instead of the manic click-a-thons I see from most MS users.  ;-)

I also have vncserver running on my Linux box at home and it dialds in
every hour.  Since I have applications on it that I can't get on the Win
platform I can do some work that would normally require me to go home or
work at night.  Again I'm not un-happy with the preformance over the phome
lines.

Rod
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