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Re:X and NeWS history by erik_seaberg on Sunday September 24, 2017 @04:58PM (#15326464)
Network transparency lets headless compute servers in distant datacenters take advantage of the powerful GPU under my desk. To me one monitor per GPU makes a lot more sense than n cores per GPU plus the extra bandwidth for live video.
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Re:X and NeWS history by sjwright on Sunday September 24, 2017 @09:02PM (#15327381)
Split the pie into three pieces:

  1. Heavy Work
  2. Interface Logic and Trivial Work
  3. Interface Rendering
You want 1,2 to run on compute servers and 3 to run locally.

Some other people want 1 to run on compute servers and 2,3 to run locally.

I really don't think it matters where 2 runs as long as 1 is fast and 3 is responsive.

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