Neatx is an open-source NX server based on NoMachine's NX technology

NX technology

NX technology is a computer program that handles remote X Window System connections, and attempts to greatly improve on the performance of the native X display protocol to the point that it can be usable over a slow link such as a dial-up modem...

. It is created by Google

Google

Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...

. Neatx is written mostly in Python, with the exception of very few wrapper scripts in BASH and one program written in C.

History

Google announced the release of Neatx on July 7, 2009.

There will be no new releases for the time being as they are constantly fixing small problems that arise.

The source repository was last updated in February of 2010.

See also

• Comparison of remote desktop software
• Thinstation
  Thinstation
  Thinstation is a free and open source Linux implementation of a thin client operating system. It only requires standard 32-bit x86 PC hardware and can boot directly from the network via PXE or Etherboot from a TFTP server, or from local devices such as Hard disks, CompactFlash drives, USB keyrings...
  
  thin client Linux implementation with optional built-in NX client.

External links

• Google Code page for Neatx
• TechWorld article covering the release
• Official Google blog post announcing the release
• The FreeNX Stable PPA (repository) for Ubuntu also features Neatx for Ubuntu releases 9.10 and 10.04