On Sun, 2008-11-02 at 16:15 +0000, Matt Sturgeon wrote: > >If the cloud and the internet is > >the future and many think it is, smaller applets that work cooperatively > >together will be the norm, not megalithic applications with high level > >of proprietary integration. > > I do think your mention of the cloud and Internet applications is very > interesting, as I am using GoogleMail right now to send this measage, and > google also offer other online programs like GoogleDocs, GoogleCalender, > GooglePageCreator (a not-very-good web page creator), amd more that I can't > remember. It isnt just google that have online apps, mail is the most common > one, but document editing is becoming more common, and calender programs are > more common now (although often in the form of a widget).
Look at publishing. In the future the current school generation could well publish more directly on web pages than they do on what is intended to go on paper. If that is the case why are we teaching them only about desktop publishing and not putting the emphasis on web publishing and open standards? Answer - because teachers are still locked into to desktop publishing even though a good proportion of people publishing blogs, contributions to wikipedia, social networking sites etc don't have a need for a conventional word processor. I'd expect web page editing tools to keep getting better and better and the ability to derive eg pdfs from web pages could mean we develop first for the web then if it really is needed on paper export to that format. Some major implications for OOo in that scenario. > Online programs are getting more common, and I think OOo could make a HTML, > JavaScript and Java version of OOo and host it on there website. Certainly a light version of writer and calc to start with that provided the 20% of the tools used 80% of the time. Then build on that to extend through smaller applets to provide the rest of the functionality over time. Otherwise the project risks becoming irrelevant in a few years time. > This would seem appropriate as Sun (the makers of OOo) also made Java. > > It could also prove hily profitable as they could stick adverts on this site > (google also provide GoogleAdSense, witch pays you to put there Ads on your > site). Alternative business strategies are needed. OOo suffers from not having a sustainable income stream that can further development and again no-one seems interested in solving that problem. > It would be good if OOo could make a .zip so that other sites could put the > OOoOnlineVersion on there sites too. > > Hopefully OOo could replicate the binary (local) version exactly. As long as the files produced are in odf to the same spec as OOo interoperability will be assured. -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications A new approach to assessment for learning www.theINGOTs.org - 01827 305940 You have received this email from the following company: The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and Wales. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
