http://www.appdeploy.com/packages/detail_pf.asp?id=497
http://www.appdeploy.com/packages/detail.asp?id=497 http://openofficetechnology.com/ <--- may not be free/open source, but check it out. Kurt On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 10:34 AM, John Hornbuckle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > When I was reading up on things, I would've sworn that OpenOffice's website > said it could be configured via GPO like Office? > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Phil Brutsche [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 12:34 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: OT: OpenOffice > > Third-party plugins. A free office suite is worthless if it can't > interoperate with other applications you have in your environment. 99.9% > of all applications that integrate with an office suite won't work with > anything but a recent MS Office. > > Clipart. In the schools I've where attempted to deploy OpenOffice I had > to pull it out in short order due to the lack of available clip art. > > Centralised configuration mechanisms aren't built-in. If you need to > force a particular setting (say, use MS Office file formats by default) > and the third-party stuff isn't an option (see below) you're SOL. That's > a biggie in my book. > > Granted, there's third-party stuff for that > (http://openofficetechnology.com/), but that's yet another program to > pay for and maintain. > > John Hornbuckle wrote: >> I have no problem finding stacks of positive information about >> OpenOffice; I'm not interested in more of that. >> >> Can someone highlight the DISADVANTAGES of it vs. Office 2007? >> >> I want to make an informed decision, but that requires getting >> balanced information. Much of what I'm finding online is either dated >> (i.e., not comparing current versions of either product) or biased. > > -- > > Phil Brutsche > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
