Joe Baker wrote: > Verner Kjærsgaard wrote: > >> Onsdag 14 februar 2007 12:16 skrev Bill Alsbury: >> >> >>> I am sure this has been asked before but I couldn't find it in the >>> archive so if someone could point me in the right direction I would be >>> most grateful. >>> >>> >>> >>> I am looking to implement a LTSP solution as I have serious bandwidth >>> issues and mostly non IT literate staff. My major problem is that I >>> have some specialist software for producing documents with symbols for >>> users with learning difficulties that appears to be only available on >>> windows. I want to get rid of all my windows servers for Linux based >>> ones so I need to know if I install the software on a windows VM on the >>> LTSP server can the workstations access it via LTSP. >>> >>> >>> >>> > Look at http://www.win4lin.com/ They have a pricy solution, but it > seems like it would work with most any Windows program. I havn't used > this one although there was a write-up on it in Linux Journal Feb 2007 > edition. > > Also to reduce bandwidth needs use http://www.nomachine.com. > > These two products are reported to work ok together. > > Good Luck. > -Joe Baker > Of course the problem with the solution I mentioned is that it will never be free. At least with pursuing the Wine/Codeweavers approach you can get away from paying for OS licenses and arguably the applications run more efficiently and integrate better with other Linux applications.
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