Running a GNU/Linux Desktop on the Web with Ulteo | Linux Today

Running a GNU/Linux Desktop on the Web with Ulteo

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 10, 2008

[ Thanks to steve
hill
for this link. ]

“Is it possible to develop full GNU/Linux desktops that run on
the web and can therefore be accessed from anywhere? We already
have a flavour of this with web-based services such as Google’s
Gmail, Google Docs and online storage space but these are run from
the user’s own desktop and are restricted to bespoke services. What
about full desktops? Enter Ulteo, created by Gael Duval.

“If you have ever used Mandrake (now Mandriva) you will have
cause to be grateful to Gael Duval, as he was the founder who
helped to make GNU/Linux more accessible for the general
user…”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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