The Mercurius Window System defines how a client inhabits a remote workstation.
Documented as an Internet‑Draft at the IETF, with a newer version on this site.
Protocol
The Mercurius Window System (MWS) defines how a client inhabits a remote workstation. It is designed to be:
- simple to implement
- efficient over modern networks
- robust against latency
- transport‑agnostic
- secure against DDoS and APT threats
The protocol is documented as an Internet‑Draft at the IETF, and as a slightly newer local copy on this site:
- IETF canonical copy: draft-ross-mercurius (plain text) – HTML rendering
- Local working copy (slightly newer): draft-ross-mercurius.txt
Source Code
The reference implementation of the Mercurius Window System is available via Git:
git clone https://mercurius.tebibyte.org/git/mercurius.git
This repository tracks the evolution of the protocol and contains the minimal working implementation used to validate the draft RFC.
Contributions, test results, and constructive feedback are welcome.
For write access or discussion, email
mercurius(at)tebibyte.org.