On 18 January 2013 09:16, Fernando Cassia <fcas...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 5:44 AM, Joost Andrae <joost.and...@gmx.de> wrote: >> Oracle Cloud Office cannot be compared with developments like StarPortal or >> Sun ONE Webtop that needed office processes to run on client side. Oracle >> Cloud Office used the ODF file format to render it by using JavaScript. OTOH >> bulk document conversions were done by an office process on server side. >> Oracle Cloud Office scaled far better. > > Joost, > > Very interesting information. > > However, I never,ever ever ever mentioned any ORCL product so I don´t > know why you bring that up :) > > Personally, I´d just envisioned a way to put Apache OpenOffice on my > Linux server and be able to acess it from my Nokia N800 tablet running > Mer Linux and a VNC client, among other older systems, but in a > seamless way, not running a full vnc session with Linux windows > manager etc.... > > I also have a pair of IBM Network Stations (powerpc) that I can use as > thin clients by booting the FreeBSD port tailored for those.
What we really need is a cloud version of AOO like Google Docs. Even MS now realises that this is the way to go with 365. It is going to take time but I see the emphasis shifting to on-line office tools with an option to work off line. Given that it will take several years of development to get something on a par with Google, unless this work starts very soon it could well be too late. It might even be already. If there is a standards compliant on-line suite it then is less of a problem worrying about porting to every different mobile and desktop device. > -- > During times of Universal Deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary > act > Durante épocas de Engaño Universal, decir la verdad se convierte en un > Acto Revolucionario > - George Orwell -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications Headline points in the 2014 and 2015 school league tables www.theINGOTs.org +44 (0)1827 305940 The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and Wales.
