Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: IBM is alive ;)

On 04/02/2012 20:04, Benjamin Horst wrote:
> On Feb 4, 2012, at 2:00 PM, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:
>
> > On 04/02/2012 19:50, Benjamin Horst wrote:
> > > On Feb 4, 2012, at 12:30 PM, Jonathan Aquilina wrote:
> > >
> > > > On 04/02/2012 17:26, Benjamin Horst wrote:
> > > > > > I do hope that LibreOffice On Line becomes a reality! It would be the only
> > > > > > (to my knowledge) Free own-server based office suite!
> > > > > There is one of which I am aware, having used it at a previous employer: Zimbra Docs.
> > > > >
> > > > > It is not widely documented or discussed online, for reasons I don't know. Here's a brief review, 
> > > > > though:
> > > > >
> > > > > http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/features/managing-docs-with-zimbra/
> > > > >
> > > > > It worked pretty well in my usage, I'd use it again.
> > > > >
> > > > > Ben
> > > > Ben zimbra is proprietary as well now owned by vmware. With my luck on trying to start using vmware 
> > > > for virtualization as a start up business they have put me off using their products. Would be nice 
> > > > to develop a mail client to add to the LO suite.
> > > There appears to be an open source version of Zimbra still: 
> > > http://www.zimbra.com/products/zimbra-open-source.html
> > >
> > > Whether it has the same feature set, I'm not sure. As mentioned, the documentation on Zimbra Docs 
> > > is sparse!
> > >
> > > -Ben
> > I dont know about that, but they have the free zimbra desktop mail client which i have tried and am 
> > not impressed with.
> That client is a different story, and I didn't like it either, but you can use any email client you 
> want with the email server.
>
> Regardless, it's the browser-based word processor, spreadsheet and slideshow creation tools within 
> the Zimbra self-hosted server application that we're talking about here. If you haven't looked at 
> them, I suggest you do. To my knowledge, they are the closest thing on the internet to a 
> self-hosted, open source equivalent to Google Docs.
>
> -Ben
>
>
> Benjamin Horst
> bhorst@mac.com
> 646-464-2314 (Eastern)
> www.solidoffice.com
Ben i just had a major botched issue with vmware in regards to using 
esxi to resell services using this virtualization platform. I am 
apprehensive to try again with them cuz the company is so full of 
beurocracy it makes it hard for a small business such as mine to buy 
into their products.

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