Terminal server for Linux

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Published on 2010-11-16T20:43:34Z Indexed on 2010/12/21 10:55 UTC
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What are the features of graphical terminal servers and technologies available for Linux?

is it open source/free
how well does it scale
management (?)
what's the network usage, susceptibility to latency
support for session pause/resume
what client platforms does it support
support for sound (playback and record)
directory/local disk sharing
local printing
other cons/pros

This question is supposed to be a community wiki for comparison between the different technologies, but it looks like I don't have enough points to make questions into wikis(?)

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