I remember Sun -or perhaps it was StarDivision- once sold a StarOffice "network computing" edition, basically what I think it did was install a OO.o/SO Server on a LAN, and remote users connected -over VNC or likewise thin-client protocol- via a Java applet in their browsers, to the StarOffice app.
So, has anyone played with such a setup in OpenOffice ? Notice I don´t want to give remote users access to the full desktop or a remote Linux desktop session, just the application. In other words, what I mean is the VNC-ization of the OO app... Ideally, a server could be set up with each app (Calc, Writer, Impress) on different tcpip ports so users could start with a new document directly by using a different URL. Perhaps this exists already, I´m not sure. The components to do so clearly are out there... for instance TightVNC (GPL) has a Java applet viewer with ssh http://www.tightvnc.com/ssh-java-vnc-viewer.php I´m surprised no one has made a ready-made fire and forget installer for this kind of setup. Thoughts? comments? -TIA FC -- During times of Universal Deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act Durante épocas de Engaño Universal, decir la verdad se convierte en un Acto Revolucionario - George Orwell
