Ask HN: Ideas and Suggestions to Improve Two Free Virtual Desktop Products

1 points by jkbennett 13y ago ↗ HN

Desktop Anywhere has released 2 Free Cloud Desktops based on Linux Ubuntu 12.04 Cloud Powered by the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Free Tier. We are interested in input, suggestions and ideas from anyone that wants to.

The User version is fully packaged and web enabled using both Java Runtime and NoMachine NX with lots of CPU, RAM, Free Software such as Dropbox, an Office Suite, Storage, etc. You can read about and get the User version here:

https://www.desktopanywhere.com/free_cloud_desktop/desktop-basics/

We also have a full Admin version without the Java component that is accessible by the NX Local Client. On this version you can add any software and configure whatever you want. The Admin version has a Community Section working to provide suggestions, solutions and additions to share and improve things.

The Community/Admin version is here:

https://www.desktopanywhere.com/a-better-cloud-desktop-community-project/

Both of these Cloud Based Desktops have some cool uses (providing a familiar and secure desktop on most any device, surf at work in private via 128 bit SSL, etc.) and these are completely Free of Charge from us. The AWS Cloud Power is Free within Amazon's substantial Free Tier.

We are a small self funded community shop, have no revenue model in mind (not even ads). We would simply like to provide the best true Operating System style Free Cloud Desktop solution for those that want an Open Source Virtual Desktop that runs Free in the Cloud.

Any suggestions, comments and/or ideas are welcome. You are encouraged to take a look, test it out provide feedback here or on the site.

We have a solid foundation to build from thanks to so many outstanding components from the community at large and we expect the best new ideas will come from an engaged user community and we want to hear from as many as we can before the next build and release.

Thanks,

The DAC