13).
??? A VNC server that operates as an X client provides the same capabilities as the
VNC server extension. It does not require server configuration and can be
started only when needed, but it does not permit the remote user to start a new
session??”he can only connect after the local user has authenticated. Gnome??™s
vino and KDE??™s krfb are examples of this type of X client/VNC server (Section
14.14).
??? The VNC server can be an X server extension, operating in the same way as the
Windows or Mac servers, where the remote and local displays are the same. This
is a good solution for remote support, because the user can demonstrate a problem
to the support technician, and the support technician can demonstrate a
procedure to the user (Section 14.15).
14.2 So Many VNC Versions!
VNC was originally developed by the Oracle and Olivetti Research Lab in Cambridge,
U.K., and released under the General Public License (GPL). The lab was
eventually purchased by AT&T; when the lab was closed and the VNC project discontinued,
a number of the original authors started their own company: RealVNC
(http://realvnc.com). In the meantime, a fork of VNC was created, called TightVNC
(http://tightvnc.
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