[LINUX5250] Re: tn5250 impl on desktop

[Martin Rowe <martin@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Saturday 01 March 2003 8:02 am, Carson Ward wrote:
> hello martin,
>
> Citrix used to have a free version of metaframe client for linux and i
> used it for years at my old company...   it ran 4.5 notes client and
> 5.1 fine ... i have a beta of notes6 here at home i am playing with (
> server ) and will install client to an xp pro to use ( to run from wine
> ) ...
>
> any way if they still have that it might be of help...

Hi Carson

Citrix still have the Linux client. For a long while it lagged quite 
significantly behind the Windows version, and there were a few very 
annoying bugs that I didn't get solutions to. A couple of years ago they 
brought out version 6 of the client, and that is rock solid. It seems to 
be the equivalent of the Windows version anyway. As it is, I switched to 
using an RDP client <http://www.rdesktop.org> which is fully open source 
and doesn't require the additional Citrix license (just the usual MS TS 
CAL). It's not quite as functional or as low bandwidth as the ICA client, 
but works very well nonetheless. That's how I use Notes when necessary.

I was quite impressed when I heard that IBM have a Linux desktop 
'distribution', even if it is only for internal use. It'd be good to have 
more desktop support from them.

Regards, Martin
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