Editing NX technology (section)

== History ==
NX's design was derived from the Differential X Protocol Compressor project (DXPC). In 2003, NoMachine's compression and transport protocol NX was created to improve the performance of the [[X Window System|native X display protocol]] so it could be used over slow connections such as dial-up modems.<ref>{{Citation|language=en|title=Slashdot - Proxy Servers Lighten Up X|url=https://developers.slashdot.org/story/03/09/26/1242200/proxy-servers-lighten-up-x|date= 2003-09-26|access-date=2024-04-08|archive-date=September 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927124528/https://developers.slashdot.org/story/03/09/26/1242200/proxy-servers-lighten-up-x|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|language=en|author=Markus Feilner|url=http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2007/85/Remote-Terminal-Service-with-NX|title=FASTER X - Lean terminal services with NX |newspaper=Linux Magazine|issue=85|date=2007|access-date=2024-04-15|archive-date=October 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027185057/http://www.linux-magazine.com/Issues/2007/85/Remote-Terminal-Service-with-NX|url-status=live}}</ref> Originally targeting Linux-based operating systems, the core compression technology, designed by Gian Filippo Pinzari and announced on the KDE and Gnome development forums,<ref>{{Citation|language=en|title=KDE-devel – NX Project Announcement|url=https://marc.info/?l=kde-devel&m=104889589620007&w=4|website=marc.info|date= 2003-03-28|access-date=2024-04-08|author=Gian Filippo Pinzari|archive-date=August 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816154010/https://marc.info/?l=kde&r=1&b=200303&w=2|url-status=live}}</ref> was released under the GNU [[GNU General Public License|GPL2]] license (NX 1) for Linux servers in 2003, whilst other components such as the NX Server and NX Client programs remained [[proprietary software]].

A number of spinoffs of the NX technology have been developed over the years, such as Freenx<ref>{{Citation|language=en|title=Linux in Government: Major Breakthrough in Linux Technology|url=https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8342|website=Linux Journal|date=2005-06-06|access-date=2023-06-14|author=Tom Adelstein|archive-date=April 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408063854/https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8342|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|language=en|title=Interview: NX – Revolution of Network Computing?|url=https://www.osnews.com/story/8139/interview-nx-revolution-of-network-computing/|website=OSNews|date=2004-04-30|access-date=2024-02-05|author=Tom Chance}}</ref> and Google's Neatx.<ref>{{Citation|language=en|author=Markus Feilner|url=https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Neatx-Google-Releases-Its-Own-NX-Server|title=Neatx: Google Releases Its Own NX Server|newspaper=Linux Magazine|date= 2009-07-09|access-date=2024-04-15|archive-date=October 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027174101/http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Neatx-Google-Releases-Its-Own-NX-Server|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|language=en|title=CIO - Google Releases Open Source NX Server|url=https://www.cio.com.au/article/310857/google_releases_open_source_nx_server/|date= 2009-07-13|access-date=2024-04-08|author=Rodney Gedda|archive-date=May 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515015300/https://www.cio.com.au/article/310857/google_releases_open_source_nx_server/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, the company announced they would be releasing the technology under a proprietary license.<ref>{{Citation | url = https://it.slashdot.org/story/10/12/21/2354254/nx-compression-technology-to-go-closed-source  | publisher = Slashdot | title = NX Compression Technology To Go Closed Source| date = 21 December 2010 }}</ref> The last update to NoMachine's open-source project was released in 2012.<ref>{{Citation|language=en|title=NoMachine – Fourth Maintenance Release of the NX 3.5.0 Node and Server packages|url=https://kb.nomachine.com/SU05J00164|website=nomachine.com|date= 2012-05-12|access-date=2024-04-08|author=NoMachine|archive-date=June 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607092220/http://www.nomachine.com/news-read.php?idnews=371|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, NX software became NoMachine software, also extending support for remote access to Windows and Mac machines.<ref>{{Citation|language=en|title=NoMachine Announces Free Remote Desktop Control for Windows and Mac|url=https://www.pr.com/press-release/415624
|website=PR.com|date= 2012-05-26|access-date=2024-04-15|archive-date=May 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516040335/https://www.pr.com/press-release/415624|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, NX finally became closed-source with the release of NoMachine 4.<ref>{{Citation|language=de|author=Markus Feilner|url=https://www.linux-magazin.de/news/nomachine-4-ist-da/|title=NoMachine 4 ist da |newspaper=Linux Magazine|issue=11|date=2014|access-date=2024-04-15|archive-date=October 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029051011/https://www.linux-magazin.de/news/nomachine-4-ist-da/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|language=en|title=NoMachine – NoMachine 4 Release Announcement|url=https://kb.nomachine.com/SU10K00101
|website=nomachine.com|date= 2012-09-25|access-date=2024-04-08|author=NoMachine|archive-date=October 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007064736/https://knowledgebase.nomachine.com/SU10K00101|url-status=live}}</ref>