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On 30 January 2012, at 17:41, Grant wrote: |
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>> Can you rely on Xorg devs to ensure that they are not going to break your |
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>> multiseat system in the future? |
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> Maybe I'm wrong, but I don't know why there would be (much) more |
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> likelihood of regression with Xorg multiseat than with anything else, |
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> including LTSP and all of its dependencies. |
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Because fewer people are testing it. |
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You can get low-powered Linux systems for $100 or $150 - either a little MIPs ShivaPlug or (I guess) a secondhand atom nettop (Acer Revo). |
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If you save 2 hours per machine by using a standard and common thinclient configuration, then the hardware has paid for itself. |
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If you have to employ a Linux sys admin to help you fix a complicated problem with Xorg multiseat, then it will run you at least $100 or $150 for those 2 hours. That's how you should be valuing your own time, too. |
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Stroller. |
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