On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 7:53 PM, Alexandro Colorado <j...@oooes.org> wrote:
> It wasnt an edition more like a mode, you did $ soffice -net and you can > have variou users conenected, there was a pertner that even did some Active > Directory authentication. > http://openofficetechnology.com/products/OpenOffice-Enterprise > > > I'm happy this option is being discussed/brought up here. Some older documentation still references this "-net" option in basically two different approaches. The first one is just using a central server install area to install to many desktops (multi-user installation): http://www.openoffice.org/docs/setup_guide/mu_install.html The second bit of information covers what we seem to be discussing here (network installation, one"runnable" copy, indiviudal user options): http://www.openoffice.org/installation/proposals/netinstall.html We've had few queries about OpenOffice for large installations -- like 1000+ end-users. A true "network" type approach might be valuable for them. > On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 9:24 PM, Rob Weir <robw...@apache.org> wrote: > > > On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 10:16 PM, Fernando Cassia <fcas...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > I remember Sun -or perhaps it was StarDivision- once sold a StarOffice > > > "network computing" edition, basically what I think it did was install > > > a OO.o/SO Server on a LAN, and remote users connected -over VNC or > > > likewise thin-client protocol- via a Java applet in their browsers, to > > > the StarOffice app. > > > > > > So, has anyone played with such a setup in OpenOffice ? Notice I don´t > > > want to give remote users access to the full desktop or a remote Linux > > > desktop session, just the application. In other words, what I mean is > > > the VNC-ization of the OO app... > > > > > > > rollApp appears to do some form of GUI virtualization, but to an iPad: > > > > https://www.rollapp.com/OpenOffice > > > > The tablet is the new "thin client", yes? > > > > They use DropBox and Google Drive as the file stores for user documents. > > > > -Rob > > > > > Ideally, a server could be set up with each app (Calc, Writer, > > > Impress) on different tcpip ports so users could start with a new > > > document directly by using a different URL. > > > > > > Perhaps this exists already, I´m not sure. The components to do so > > > clearly are out there... for instance TightVNC (GPL) has a Java applet > > > viewer with ssh http://www.tightvnc.com/ssh-java-vnc-viewer.php > > > > > > I´m surprised no one has made a ready-made fire and forget installer > > > for this kind of setup. > > > > > > Thoughts? comments? -TIA > > > FC > > > -- > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > Alexandro Colorado > Apache OpenOffice Contributor > http://es.openoffice.org > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted." -- Aesop
