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+In this stage (beta), there are two programs functional:
+
+LinuxVNC <tty number>
+ monitor a virtual console (text mode) of Linux. You need
+ root privileges, or at least be in the "tty" group, because
+ it reads /dev/vcsN and writes /dev/ttyN.
+ It follows the same idea as WinVNC, x11vnc or OSXvnc, i.e. it
+ takes an existing desktop and exports it via RFB (VNC), just that
+ LinuxVNC exports text.
+
+VNCommand <command> <args>
+ executes <command> redirecting stdin from a vncviewer and stdout &
+ stderr to the vnc clients. This might be renamed to vncTerm if
+ there are some term capabilities added (up to now, bash doesn't look
+ nice). Colours and other ANSI sequences need to be added.
+
+My original plan was to create a program named vncTerm. It was meant to
+overcome incompatibilities between different TERMs, but I found "screen" to
+be just such a program. Maybe once some time in the future I'll make a
+patch for screen to use VNConsole to export it's contents via RFB...
+
+These two programs are a simple application of LibVNCServer with a small
+console layer in between (VNConsole). You can use them under the terms
+(not vncTerms ;-) of the GPL. They where written by Johannes E. Schindelin.