[CLUE-Talk] rdesktop

[dperkins at techangle.com]

> Chris Schock wrote:
>
>> There is also a cooperative feature to let multiple people see the
>> screen
>> at once, but I haven't used it. From looking at the Windows XP options,
>> this was intended as a remote helpdesk feature.
>
> Anyone else working or has worked at a company that completely ignores
> this feature, even though XP is now the desktop standard, and installed
> OTHER software to do the same job?
>
> Sorry, not very Linux-related and probably OT, but I just find the
> Dilbertisms entertaining.
>
> To be fair, the software they're using also gives them installed
> software audit information to help them keep from blowing their allowed
> number of licenses of various things.
>
> And they will never "get" why Free Software could rescue them from
> themselves.  All the additional pain for three things... Outlook, Visio,
> and Excel.  Outlook and Excel are pretty easily replaced with Free
> variants to at least a somewhat successful degree.  Visio is a tougher
> nut to crack.
>
> Perhaps that's a way to keep this on-topic -- anyone know the killer
> drawing app that is as "easy" to use for the masses as Visio that's Free
> or at least Open Source?
>
> I'm asking but I'm not expecting much out of that question... and no,
> Xfig probably doesn't cut it.  Gimp probably has the power but is too
> confusing for the average Salesperson.  I remember a project named Kivio
> for KDE, but haven't looked at it in a long time.  Any thoughts?
>
> --
> Nate Duehr, nate at natetech.com
>

I haven't tried Kivio, but I have used Dia.  I think it is billed as a
Visio replacement.