Twayne [mailto:[email protected]] replied: > > In news:[email protected], > Karthikeyan Krishnamurthi <[email protected]> typed: > > Hi all > > i am newbie to the mailing list i want to know is > > there any licensing issues to provide openoffice as a cloud > > service..... > > > > and also i want to know is it possible to provide > > openoffice from the local server to all the nodes connected > > with the lan.. [like google-docs which support throught > > the internet] > > > > will anyone please help me in this regard.... > > If you mean an actual "cloud" as in OO.o will live on it, I'm > not aware of > anything in the EULA that prevents it at least. Personally > I'd rather have > it on my own computer since it's free than on a cloud service. > > For those who are not aware: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud_computing > is a good starting point.
I can see it being of some use for thin/small devices or for people who access it from a variety of locations and "terminals". The company might just want to provide an alternative to Google and other existing providers of WP-as-a-service. They would need either to modify OOo or to insert a layer to handle the serving, and possibly a layer in the other direction to handle the cloud-like aspects of a customer's file storage from multiple instances of OOo. In that case, would the operators of the service be required to make the source code of their "secret sauce" (bridging, glue, etc.) available to all. That could present a competitive disadvantage. On the other hand, if they are not considered to be actually distributing copies of their modified OOo (they're just distributing an interface that accepts customer inputs (cursor position, keypresses, clicks) and that shows a nicely-coincident view of what OOo is doing with their document), then the problem doesn't arise. Somebody needs a lawyer. I can also see the clouding of OOo raising some interesting challenges for OOo experts in this list when they provide answers to queries. - Kevin IANAL <bumpf-start> The information contained in this electronic mail transmission may be privileged and confidential, and therefore, protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer without copying or disclosing it. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
