VMware Announces First Open Source Virtual Desktop Client

According to Yahoo Finance, VMWare are releasing an open source client named “VMware View Open Client”.

VMware’s vClient Initiative is to deliver universal clients, desktops that follow users whilst providing a rich personalized experience that is secure, cost-effective and easy for IT to manage.

VMware View Open Client is licensed under the LGPL v 2.1 and can be downloaded from http://code.google.com/p/vmware-view-open-client/. The current release (2.1.1) has been tested with SUSE Linux Enterprise Thin Client (SLETC) and Debian 4.0r3. Lets hope there’s a Mac client just round the corner too!