MILLE-XTERM 1.0.0 review

MILLE-XTERM is a linux terminal project. Main goals are: · Provide easy to deploy and easy to manage XTERM clusters · Provide

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MILLE-XTERM is a linux terminal project.

Main goals are:

Provide easy to deploy and easy to manage XTERM clusters
Provide an enteprise level XTERM solution for large (>1000s) XTERM deployement
Provide centralized management of XTERMs

Several school districts in Quebec are using MILLE-XTERM on small-scale to medium-scale deployement (200 and more XTERMS).

CS Laval
CS de la Seigneurie des Mille Iles
CS Affluents
CS Grandes Seigneuries
CS Coeur des Vall?es

Globally, more than 800 XTERM are powered by the MILLE-XTERM open-source project. The technology is currently tested in small testbeds and it is expected that more than 2000 XTERM will be using MILLE-XTERM by 2006.
This projet was made possible by the finantial contribution from the SchoolNet program from the Gouvernment of Canada.

What's New in This Release:
Support for usb key storage devices on terminal
Better multimedia support
NBD swap for low memory terminals
New way to define users's loggin scripts
Updated hardware list
Support for local applications
Kernel 2.6.12 with udev
Improvments to the configurator to define custom properties
Rewritten loadbalancer
New initrd and xtermroot scripts
Installation is now entirely done by RPMS packages
Possibility to limit the bandwith consumption of terminals
Classroom management with TeacherTool
More documentation about the installation and management process