On Wednesday 30 May 2007, Pueblo Native wrote: > NoOp wrote: > > On 05/30/2007 01:31 AM, LES COLEMAN wrote: > >> Hi Dan, Thanks for replying. Please forgive my > >> naiveity. I'm not an I.T. person. I've been asked > >> (told) to conduct a study into valid alternatives to > > > > the Microsoft Office. > > > >> One idea that came up in the boardroom conversation > >> was to create a > > > > VPN, load the Microsoft replacement (OpenOffice) on the > > host server, thus requiring a single version of the > > software, and then access via web-browsers (IE or > > Firefox) using either public or private lines. Nothing > > would actually be installed at the workstation end. > > > >> Are you aware of OpenOffice being used in this way? > >> Regards, Les. > > > > That makes no sense in that OOo is free. Just have each > > user install their own local version on OOo on their > > desktop. You can of course VPN or VNC into their > > machines to help them configure it (or hire someone who > > can :-) if necessary. But I imagine that the question > > from the boardroom is $$ related, so just tell them > > that OOo is free and can be installed on each machine > > without restriction in accordance with the OOo license: > > > > http://www.openoffice.org/FAQs/faq-licensing.html > > > >> Dan Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> On Tuesday May 29 2007 6:06 am, LES COLEMAN wrote: > >>> Help me please. > >>> > >>> Can I put Openoffice on a Server and have my users > >>> access it via a browser (both Firefox and IE) and > >>> have multiusers access it (thus avoiding the need to > >>> install the Openoffice software on dozens of > >>> different machines) > >>> > >>> Does that make sense? > >>> > >>> Les Coleman. > >> > >> I am not sure whether it makes sense or not. There are > >> instructions in the Setup Guide on how to install OOo > >> on a local area network (LAN). Is this what you are > >> talking about? The part of the program that normally > >> is in the applications folder is installed on the > >> server. The workstation part which is normally in the > >> home folder is installed in the home folder for each > >> computer. > >> > >> Dan > > The software is free, but there might be a few other > reasons to want a client-server model, particularly if > you have several hundred computers to work with. I know > I wouldn't want to be the IT guy stuck upgrading each and > every one of those computers. > > --------------------------------------------------------- >------------ To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, > e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Corporate board room decisions are usaully to cut software costs. They could care less if it makes the IT depts job harder. From the OP's second response it sure looks like the corporate heads are just trying to reduce software expense. They apparently don't realise that they can get good quality, legal software without the need to pay someone for it and not violate morals or ethics. -- Registered Linux User 342662 http://counter.li.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
