On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 23:15, Andy Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu Jan 27 2011 14:03:35 GMT-0800 (PST) Jaime R. Garza wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Are you talking about a public free cloud? Nobody needs to offer that, as >> I >> say, any desktop can work as it's own server, so anyone can install it >> locally, having a little cloud installed in their own desktop. And if, a >> company wants to offer it on a server for many people, it will work too. >> >> Do you understand what I mean? Any vendor could provide a SaaS solution >> too. >> Look at Zimbra (PIM), for example, they have a full functional web >> interface. >> >> Enterprises are looking to reduce TCO with public or private clouds, so >> that >> they don't have to manage and administer clients. >> >> Cheers! >> > > What is wrong with options that already work? There are online sources > that offer OSS that you can connect to, as an example www.gopc.net . They > have a full setup that looks like a Linux desktop. Apps include OOo, > ThunderBird and FireFox just to name a few. This would also reduce the TCO > for a business as they do not have to maintain the servers that the programs > run on. Why do people try to keep reinventing the wheel? It has been done > and works, make improvements but not redo all the work. > > As stated gopc.net is only one source available. > > Companies are not putting sensible information out in the cloud, they want private clouds. There is GoogleDocs, Zoho, IBM's future ODF cloud based Office, Oracle has already an offer. I assume this companies will offer dedicated clouds. I personally believe an HTML5 interface will make LibreOffice more competitive, it could be one version that works on any platform, even on your local desktop. The problem with sharing a whole desktop is that if you are in a big company you need much more resources. There is an interesting OSS product called ULTEO, which basically does that, but that's just virtualization. The goal of many companies now is to have all standard apps completely web-based. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
