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]
