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Coterm

Coterm. Real-time terminal collaboration Like Google Docs for the Shell. Matthew R. Laue matt@akirisolutions.com. Distributed development turns small problems into large problems. My GIT repo is messed up … The build is broken … e tc ….

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Coterm

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  1. Coterm Real-time terminal collaboration Like Google Docs for the Shell Matthew R. Laue matt@akirisolutions.com

  2. Distributed development turns small problems into large problems My GIT repo is messed up … The build is broken … etc … • Coterm allows the right person to solve a problem regardless of: • Location • System configuration • Firewall settings What were your exact steps? Have you tried… I don’t know. It doesn’t work. It’s due tomorrow. I’m at home, out of town, outside the firewall, running a different OS… “Typing is no substitute for thinking.” - Dartmouth Basic manual, 1964.

  3. Coterm Host Participant A Participant B Invited participants join a session hosted on a given terminal.

  4. Coterm: features Instant - immediately collaborate on an existing problem – no need to reproduce on a separate system. Fast- quick text-based protocol – no cumbersome graphics transfer. Secure- complete end-to-end encryption. Accessible- works through existing firewall. Easy- basic setup with minimal system requirements.

  5. Coterm: firewalls and security Akiri Solutions’ Secure Connector ™ functions as an application router. • Clients open sockets to HTTPS (443) port and the secure connector handles routing. • No listening sockets and no changes to firewall means no port attacks. • Data is encrypted and decrypted at the client endpoints.

  6. Coterm: how much? COMMERCIAL LICENSE $8 per user per month. OPEN-SOURCE/NON COMMERCIAL FREE

  7. Coterm: how do I try it? • Register at the Akiri Solutions website: https://www.akirisolutions.com/register • Verify your email address and login. • Download coterm for your OS. • Run one instance, create a session and invite your own username. • Run a second instance – or more! - and join the sessionyou created.

  8. QuesTIONS?

  9. Coterm: alternatives Screen sharing or Online meetings SSH + Screens Pros It works. Free. Cons Difficult to set up. Poor Windows support. Firewall issues. Pros • Full multimedia support. • Large feature set. Cons • Expensive. • Installation required. • System intensive. • Slow.

  10. Akiri Solutions, Inc. • Based in Palo Alto, CA with offices in Las Vegas, NV and Silicon Valley. • Incorporated in 2010. • Developer products and software consulting. • Self-funded. • Coterm patent filed : 4/2012.

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