I've haven't really played around with vnc too much yet but if bandwidth is an issue then
this may not be a good idea. The reasoning behind this is that the people who would most
likely try out linux out via this route will likely blame any problems on linux rather
than their connection speed or their box. Remember a lot of people using windows use it
because they do not know nor do they want to know how that box they type into works.
>
> After reading the post about the windows ssh tool that fits on a floppy,
> plus following the thread on the fsb mailing list about linux ( see "Why
> Open Source Sucks for the Consumer" thread) , I have a thought. The
> vncviewer program is really small, can run on Windows and can fit on a
> floppy. I think a cool idea would be if we had a community server that we
> could set up for people to try/view linux with, and hand them out floppy
> disks with the vncviewer on it with an instruction/introduction/howto manual
> on it so that they could explore and even use it for practical purposes.
> Now, vnc isn't necessarily bandwidth friendly, but it still seems like a
> neat idea.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
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