On Sun, 2012-07-01 at 13:26 -0400, drew wrote: > On Sun, 2012-07-01 at 17:53 +0100, Mark Mc Nicholas wrote: > > Hi All, > > We're looking at deploying OO in our company many work stations and I don't > > need the exercise of going around to all the workstations setting the > > default file format etc. > > I read on oooforum.org that this could be done by setting up a central repo > > of the config files and syncing them to the workstations. This would work > > however there is no info on how to this. > > I've looked here > > http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Administration_Guidefor > > an admin guide but there appears to be nothing. > > I've seen this product "http://openofficetechnology.com/"; however we can't > > afford it at the min. I've had a hard enough time convincing my bosses we > > should give OO a try but if there is no admin documentation I can present > > to them then the idea is dead before it starts > > Can anyone please help on this one > > Cheers > > Mark > > Hi Mark > > Well this link works for me, just now > http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/Administration_Guide > > The guide is a little old, but for the most part should still be valid. > > There are links on that wiki page for pdf and odf formats of the same > gide, HOWEVER, the content in the wiki pages is IIRC more current then > either the pdf or odt file.
me again - but maybe that link to the pdf isn't on the wiki - here is a link to what I believe is the last published pdf version, published for 3.2 so like say a little bit out of date. http://lo-portal.us/aoo/docs/AdministrationGuide_OOo3.2.0.pdf [fairly sure that is stored on the main webstie also, just can't pull up the URL right now] //drew > > As for openofficetechnology, they have been around for a good while. I > can't comment from personal experience, though I can say I've only ever > heard good things about them. > > I'd be remiss to not mention that Apache OpenOffice is made up of many > parts, documentation being one of them, and these all require > individuals to help or things simply stagnate. This admin guide is a > good example, there is a great opportunity for someone to take the time > and update the wiki pages when needed. While at this moment any time > donated getting the odt source file in synch with the wiki pages would > certainly be huge boost to the project overall. > > Best wishes, > > //drew > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
