[ Thanks to silentbob4 for this link.
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“Not long ago, I reviewed SUSE Linux 10 and found that they had
included the latest version of FreeNX (a free version of
NoMachine’s NX Server) on the installation media. I’d never really
tried FreeNX at that point but had heard some good things about it,
so I thought I’d give it a shot. Well, once it was installed and
working I have to say I was immediately impressed by how simple it
was to setup and how well (read: fast) it performed over a WAN
connection. I was literally able to get my desktop at home from
anywhere else in the world and get near-local speed. Normally,
working on a remote system is alright until you need to type in any
shape or form. There was almost no delay from the time I’d press a
key to the time it would show up on the screen. This is what sold
me on FreeNX and prompted me to offer to write a HOWTO on the
topic. I was overwhelmed with email from our readers asking that I
write it… so here we are…!”