Re: Unix vs Windows security (was Re: Nokia device usage)

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ThinLinc from www.cendio.com is a perfect
alternative to Citrix which also works perfectly
on *nix software. It is built on open source product
and offers a very cheap and more reliable solution
compared to Citrix.

BR Henrik




On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 07:22:26AM -0400, James Knott wrote:
> George Farris wrote:
> > On Thu, 2009-03-12 at 22:15 -0600, Mark Haury wrote:
> >   
> >> James Knott wrote:
> >> Windows doesn't need (never has, and never will) to have the capability for 
> >> simultaneous users. What would be the point? As PCs continue to shrink in size 
> >> as they increase in power, it makes a lot more sense for everybody to have their 
> >> own separate computer and not share someone else's. Home networking is a 
> >> no-brainer if they want or need to share anything.
> >>
> >>     
> >
> > The point my friend, would be to separate the different processes such
> > as apache, postfix, desktop apps etc into different user ids thus
> > gaining a logical, built in, separation of security boundaries.
> >
> >   
> 
> The point I made about Citrix is that many companies have a need to run
> multiple users on a server.  Citrix came up with a way to make that
> possible, as Windows by itself can't do that.  While you can have
> multiple users on Windows, they can't be on at the same time.  That sort
> of thing comes standard with Linux or Unix.
> 
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