Nicholas, Murray wrote:
I'm trying to understand the whole architecture so I can simplify the office
landscape.
If I install OOo on a Linux or Wintel server in the computer room then make it available to all users I see the potential to replace full function Windows desktop computers with a much thinner client. But what does the client need?
My working days go back to "green screen" mainframe terminals where the whole application ran on the central computer, all data was stored in the data centre and the user's device simply displayed the results and collected the keystrokes. The screen was "dumb", no buttons, no menus, no pull down lists and no serious ability to present a "typeset" page with proportional or variable height fonts or embedded graphics.
The user population now expects a GUI WYSIWYG interface which means the thin client can't be too dumb. If I'm to offer my users a client with a web browser and the ability to run OOo, what do I need - hardware, OS, apps? Am I right in believing I can put the data back into the computer room (or other controlled and managed server) and run the applications there too?
It use to be possible to do a "network" install of OpenOffice, but I
don't know if it's possible with v2.x. However, if you have a Linux
server, it may be possible to have multiple users access that server copy.
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