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Re:Window System X (1984) by magicalhippo on Monday January 17, 2022 @06:33AM (#29965546)
> much more fluid than e.g. rdp, vnc or whatever

RDP also sends draw calls, and as such cannot be compared to VNC or similar. It's not even a remotely close comparison in terms of fluidity. I haven't compared it to Qt over X11, but I wouldn't be surprised if RDP wins over an internet link.

The lack of a proper RDP alternative is the primary reason I don't use Linux as my main driver. I keep checking every 12 months or so, but alas.

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Re:Window System X (1984) by jcelerier on Monday January 17, 2022 @08:55AM (#29966554)
> RDP also sends draw calls

on linux with native linux apps ?

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Re:Window System X (1984) by magicalhippo on Monday January 17, 2022 @08:59AM (#29966580)
I haven't checked in a few years, but I imagine they haven't implemented that yet given how tightly RDP draw calls maps to the GDI.

Point was that RDP in its natural environment can forward draw calls, and as such is more like X than VNC.

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