freedesktop - Feb 2005 - [fdo] x's network performance

i use x windows remotely over a lan for my main desktop, i recently 
tried it over an adsl connect. i read all the docs so i knew it wasn't 
going to be a great performer, but honestly i was shocked at how 
pathetic it is. x makes a big deal out of it's client server network 
centric model, so why does it suck so bad when you try to do so.
i understand X has stagnated under the Xfree86 project for years, so 
with this new fresh start under x.org is anyone working on this? can i 
put up my hand to do so? i wouldn't mind making some changes and 
submitting patches.
i want to see X compete directly with citrix and terminal services, that 
is the point of a network GUI after all.

Check out htpp://nomachine.com. They have the fastest remote solution 
available and it uses the X protocol. They compress the protocol and avoid 
round trips. The speed is amazing - one can run X over a slow modem 
connection. All compression algorithms and round trip elimination code is 
licensed under GPL.

Nicholas Allen