[linux-audio-user] Encrypted remote X11 app (Was Unencrypted remote X11 app, Was: headless audio apps)

[Chris Pickett]

Malcolm Baldridge wrote:
>>That wouldn't affect the CPU load on a remote machine. The current
>>release uses SDL, which problably isn't very romte friendly.
> 
> 
> It *WOULD* affect the load on the remote CPU, after all, IT is the one
> really executing the code.  The "local" workstation is just doing display
> routines and is basically a terminal.  The "real" lifting is performed on
> the remote system.  Any "waste" within the Meterbridge processing code would
> be felt on the system which is actually executing it.
> 
> Unless our terminologies are reversed: I usually refer to the X "server"
> side to be the remote, and the "display client" to be the "local".  My
> apologies if we're talking about it from opposite sides.

The X server is what you have on your machine.  It handles display 
requests from client applications (possibly run remotely).

At least, that's my limited understanding of how it's meant to work.

Cheers,
Chris