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Hi all
Sharing exciting news
It links to the brand new
I just opened an account and it behaves exactly like the offline version.
You can even change the icon theme or add extensions like dictionaries (and
they work!)
The only limitation is that the interface is in US English only.
Have fun!
(I'm not affiliated to the company providing the service, in fact I couldn't
find any information about it so I wouldn't recommend uploading any
sensitive information...)
At least on-line at open365.io it seems completely unusable. Though you
can access the KDE, the application simply never comes up.
And documentation requires that you open the application, rofl...
The usability issue might be related to the fact that it is an online
service, and is subject to bandwidth and computing power restriction.
To truly evaluate such service, it might be better to just grab the code
and deploy it in local. If it works well enough, I can see this being
useful in corporate environments.
The site wants me to install a client, what is this client used for?
My antivirus program claims it contained "Variant.Graftor.5639" and deleted
it...
The site wants me to install a client, what is this client used for?
My antivirus program claims it contained "Variant.Graftor.5639" and deleted
it...
Hakuna Matata
Bo Siltberg wrote
The site wants me to install a client, what is this client used for?
My antivirus program claims it contained "Variant.Graftor.5639" and
deleted
it...
The client is exactly the same as the Dropbox (or Microsoft's OneDrive)
client. It syncs the cloud files with a folder on your drive. The advantage
is that if you don't have internet connection you can still use the offline
LibreOffice to work on the offline file and it will be synced when you are
connected. In addition it is a backup on your own computer so if the cloud
service is discontinued you still have your files, which to me makes all
sense 
I believe your antivirus is being overcautious about a program that is
uploading files to the internet (but that is how a sync client should work)
Hope this helps
(again, I'm not affiliated to the service or company, I'm just spreading
what I consider good news, so don't shoot the messenger )
hello.
what do you mean?
is it like microsoft office 2016?
i did not test microsoft newer versions but i heard that some works
installation, saving files and some fonctions need connection to the
internet.
i think its good for job projects, businesses, organazation and some
work that not private and we are in a hurry and want to get help from
someone or share our experience!
thanks and god bless you.
There are many articles, which I have read over the years, where they have issues of storing "personal" files and some do not like the use of cloud systems unless it uses a heavy duty encryption system for the whole process, including during the upload/download process over the Net.
To be honest, with all I have read, I do not "trust" Cloud services that are not located in and administered by the business IT department.
The need for a "secured" WiFi access point is another drawback. I rarely am able to find any WiFi access where I need to use my laptop, or tablet, outside my home/office network. The only access I have outside my apartment is my own WiFi network, when I place a secondary access point so I can use it in the common area[s] 10 floors below it in living room window.
Actually, with Ubuntu having a Cloud version, it might be easier to setup your own Cloud service in your home/work environment so can "trust" the service.
nasrin khaksar wrote
what do you mean?
is it like microsoft office 2016?
i did not test microsoft newer versions but i heard that some works
installation, saving files and some fonctions need connection to the
internet.
I have no idea if it's like MS Office 2016. I never used it. But it is open
source and it is not proprietary so it is certainly better 
nasrin khaksar wrote
i think its good for job projects, businesses, organazation and some
work that not private and we are in a hurry and want to get help from
someone or share our experience!
Obviously this is not useful for everybody. An online office suite like
open365 doesn't make sense for personal use in places where access to the
internet is limited. But maybe for an ONG with several PCs connected to an
intranet it is worth considering...
The idea is to have the office installed in your own server so that all
users have the same stable version and don't have to worry if the software
is updated.
On the other hand if everybody in a organization is using LibreOffice then
there is really no reason to use MS file formats...
Maybe this is the beginning of a GOOD thing!