Hi :) So is Alfresco an OpenSource alternative? If not what is? Regards from Tom :)
>________________________________ > From: Felmon Davis <dav...@union.edu> >To: users@global.libreoffice.org >Sent: Thursday, 14 February 2013, 18:20 >Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] Share-point? > >On Thu, 14 Feb 2013, IBBoard wrote: > >> Microsoft might not have control over it, but Dropbox will. For a business, >> that is unacceptable - and rightly so, since it means important documents >> go outside your perimeter. Instead they use a document management system >> (like Sharepoint or Alfresco) that they install and manage centrally. >> >> Unlike a wiki, a document management system gives full, normal document >> management. Unlike a CMS it is all about documents, and unlike a LAN share >> it does versioning and workflow. >> >> Basically, Sharepoint is something for businesses. A normal user will never >> need it. > >I don't understand the relation between these propositions: > >a) "Microsoft might not have control over it, but Dropbox will. For a >business, that is unacceptable..." > >b) "Basically, Sharepoint is something for businesses." > >is the point that it is better for a business that Microsoft hold >their documents than that Busybox does? > >just seeking clarification. > >(I have Busybox but don't use it for a number of reasons; I am not >acquainted enough with Sharepoint.) > >F. > >> On Feb 14, 2013 5:28 PM, "anne-ology" <lagin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Content Management System ;-) ... LAN ;-) ... a wiki ;-) ??? >>> >>> as to these - I haven't a clue; I'll continue to stick with the >>> KISs method ;-) >>> >>> But if we each sign up to use DropBox, we can each end up with 6Gb >>> of free space to use as we wish in sharing documents - >>> and MsFt does not have any control over this :-) >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 11:03 AM, Tom Davies <tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk >>> >wrote: >>> >>> Hi :) >>> > Ahh, so is it a sort of Content Management System that can be used to >>> hold >>> > documents centrally, like putting them on a shared folder on a Lan so >>> that >>> > everyone can work on the same file instead of each generating different >>> > copies and then trying to compare all the different ones to incorporate >>> all >>> > the different changes? Sort of like a wiki? >>> > Regards from >>> > Tom :) >>> > >>> > >>> > ------------------------------ >>> > *From:* anne-ology <lagin...@gmail.com> >>> > *To:* Tom <tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk> >>> > *Cc:* users@global.libreoffice.org >>> > *Sent:* Thursday, 14 February 2013, 16:53 >>> > *Subject:* Re: [libreoffice-users] Share-point? >>> > >>> > Just 'searched' and found this - >>> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s12Jb5Z2xaE >>> > >>> > Seems somewhat silly since we could all benefit if we were to use >>> > DropBox - >>> > http://db.tt/v1nUSr8M >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 2:24 AM, Tom Davies <tomdavie...@yahoo.co.uk> >>> > wrote: >>> > >>> > Hi :) >>> > > Has anyone managed to get MS Sharepoint working with 4.0.0? Apparently >>> > > it's one of the features that are supposed to be in the 4.0.0 although >>> i >>> > > have no idea what SharePoint is nor why anyone would use it. >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > According to the comments under this article >>> > > >>> > >>> http://www.webupd8.org/2013/02/libreoffice-40-available-for-download.html >>> > > Somewhere about 1/4 up from the bottom >>> > > "Алексей Бродкин • 6 days ago >>> > > It seems like some of highlighted options are missing from this >>> release. >>> > > 1. Unity/Global menu integration - at least I cannot see it in action >>> or >>> > > any toggle in setting >>> > > 2. SharePoint integration. From here http://tekonorma.fr/WPblogTN/2... >>> I >>> > > learnt that to have this option one needs to instal a corresponding >>> > plug-in >>> > > from here http://extensions.libreoffice.... and you may see this link >>> > > leads to "This page does not seem to exist..." - seems like due to >>> legal >>> > > issue plugin was removed." >>> > > >>> > > Sure enough the link didn't work so i got to the Extensions site >>> another >>> > > way but a quick search to find "sharepoint" or "share point" didn't >>> > reveal >>> > > any relevant Extensions. >>> > > >>> > > Regards from >>> > > Tom :) >>> > > > >-- >Felmon Davis > >Seek simplicity -- and distrust it. -- Alfred Whitehead >-- >For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org >Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ >All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > > > -- For unsubscribe instructions e-mail to: users+h...@global.libreoffice.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
