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Konstantin Olchanski <[log in to unmask]>
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Konstantin Olchanski <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:45:41 -0800
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On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 05:15:58PM -0500, Tom H wrote:
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> I don't use the GUI ...
>

Yes, right.

New way of thinking, if you are not using a GUI you are some kind of luddite.

No matter that I am in Canada and I need to manage a machine in Japan
hidden behind 25 firewalls. Ping time is 200 ms, ssh is barely usable,
forget about X11 tunneling and good luck getting a VNC connection
through the 25 firewalls.

-- 
Konstantin Olchanski
Data Acquisition Systems: The Bytes Must Flow!
Email: olchansk-at-triumf-dot-ca
Snail mail: 4004 Wesbrook Mall, TRIUMF, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 2A3, Canada

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