Bruno Friedmann wrote:
> Kevin Keane wrote:
>   
>> For those of us using Windows to administer bacula, I found an easy way 
>> to run bat. Read up about it in the Wiki page at 
>> http://wiki.bacula.org/doku.php?id=hints_tips:bat_over_ssh_-_another_approach
>>
>> Basically, it's simple: install an X server on Windows, and then use SSH 
>> X11 forwarding to run bacula on the server with just the user interface 
>> running on Windows.
>>
>> Hopefully, it will help somebody!
>>
>>     
> I love the idea behind xming ...
>
> But as you certainly knows qt could be natively compiled for windows ( see 
> kde4 progress )
> So now nokia as also released qt as lgpl, I'm pretty sure we can have a 
> native win bat version.
>
> Just need to find a volunteers capable of doing this.
> ( not always the easy part :-) )
>   
I'm thinking that these two approaches may well end up coexisting. Both 
have advantages and drawbacks. The main advantage of the xming approach 
is that it is something you can do right now. I didn't put it into the 
Wiki page, but you could even go a step further and create a 
single-click desktop icon to launch bat. Simply write a batch file that 
first starts xming and then establishes the putty connection, sending 
the command "bat" to the server.

But there are other advantages. You don't have to forward any ports, 
just a plain SSH tunnel with X forwarding will do. That could 
potentially be a security benefit - fewer holes to poke into a firewall 
(if you are like me, iptables blocks even ports on the lo interface 
where the SSH tunnel would end).

You don't have to configure the director password on the Windows 
machine. That could potentially be a security benefit when running on a 
laptop from a Starbucks.

Easier to administer centrally. You only have to upgrade the Unix 
version of bat, and all Windows users who need it automatically have access.

No risk of a version discrepancy if, say, the Windows maintainer at some 
point decided to pursue other interests. As long as there is an SSH 
client and an X server, it will work on Windows.

Translates easily to other operating systems, too. As long as it 
understands SSH and has an X server available, you could make bat run on 
pretty much any device. Maybe even a smartphone.


But something certainly can also be said for the native Windows client.

That's what I like about open source - multiple solutions for similar 
problems instead of a one-size-fits-all approach, so you get to pick 
whatever works best for you.

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