[X2go-dev] iPAD now has X and ssh

[John A. Sullivan III]

On Mon, 2011-05-23 at 20:42 +0200, Mike Gabriel wrote:
> Hi John,
> 
> On Mo 23 Mai 2011 20:04:16 CEST "John A. Sullivan III" wrote:
> 
> > Hello, all.  We've received a number of queries about running X2Go on an
> > iPAD.  My understanding to this point is that the absolute fundamentals
> > are missing.  However, I was recently sent the following:
> 
> > [...]
> 
> > Given the above, what would it take to get X2Go to run on an iPAD using
> > i-SSH? Is anyone interested if giving it a run? It's definitely outside
> > of our skill set.  Thanks - John
> 
> iPad - Test Platform
> --------------------
> I cannot speak for Alex, but I remember the last time when a major  
> problem about X2go  development for Mac was the loss (theft) of Alex's  
> MacBook.
> 
> With an iPad the situation is probably similar: no hardware - i.e.  
> iPad - to test on available at all.
> 
> Would it be a possibility to provide an iPad for testing/development?
> 
> AppStore and GPL software
> -------------------------
> There also has been an issue around AppStore and GPL in January 2011:
> http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/no-gpl-apps-for-apples-app-store/8046
> 
> If there will be an X2goClient for iPad in the future it will surely  
> need a distribution pathway. How would that work? (I am not at all  
> familiar with Macs, but may I bring up the question nonetheless?).
> 
> Greets,
> Mike
> 
> 
At the least, we can probably come up with a test user.  I'm not sure if
we can come up with a test iPAD; it's possible.  Good point about the
distribution.  I'd imagine it has to go through the iStore.  I don't
know if the iSSH fellow would be interested in bundling the X2Go client.
That would save us having to deal with the iStore but also remove the
possible revenue stream.  I do not know if there is any free / open
source mechanism within the Apple ecosystem.

I'll also push back to some of the folks who are asking us and see if
they have any suggestions.  Thanks - John