On 13/07/2008 22:27, James Knott wrote:
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.
Does
http://www.oooninja.com/2008/01/alternative-installation-on-windows.html
help at all?
--
Harold Fuchs
London, England
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