Comments on: Yellowday – Lotus Symphony on the webbook http://webbookblog.com/yellowday-lotus-symphony-on-the-webbook/ best viewed at 1024x600 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:38:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Alan Bell http://webbookblog.com/yellowday-lotus-symphony-on-the-webbook/comment-page-1/#comment-316 Alan Bell Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:57:50 +0000 http://webbookblog.com/?p=92#comment-316 I don't think there is much point to it on it's own, but you can integrate more stuff into the same Eclipse framework. Basically what they have done with Lotus Notes, it lives in the same window and can do some tighter integration with Symphony. If you have loads of big business applications that have Eclipse based clients I can see some value in having an Eclipse hosted Office suite too. IBM have ditched a lot of Microsoft licenses with their internal Symphony rollout. I expect the whole Symphony project paid for itself in these savings so it was probably worthwhile to IBM even if nobody else ever uses it. I don’t think there is much point to it on it’s own, but you can integrate more stuff into the same Eclipse framework. Basically what they have done with Lotus Notes, it lives in the same window and can do some tighter integration with Symphony. If you have loads of big business applications that have Eclipse based clients I can see some value in having an Eclipse hosted Office suite too. IBM have ditched a lot of Microsoft licenses with their internal Symphony rollout. I expect the whole Symphony project paid for itself in these savings so it was probably worthwhile to IBM even if nobody else ever uses it.

]]> By: Philip Wright- Christie http://webbookblog.com/yellowday-lotus-symphony-on-the-webbook/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Philip Wright- Christie Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:36:13 +0000 http://webbookblog.com/?p=92#comment-315 I agree, Ubuntu rocks! I do have to wonder what the point of this is though. I'm all for innovation and FOSS, but something that's that difficult to install, and doesn't really have more fuctionality than something like OpenOffice, you do have to wonder... I agree, Ubuntu rocks!

I do have to wonder what the point of this is though. I’m all for innovation and FOSS, but something that’s that difficult to install, and doesn’t really have more fuctionality than something like OpenOffice, you do have to wonder…

]]> By: Alan Bell http://webbookblog.com/yellowday-lotus-symphony-on-the-webbook/comment-page-1/#comment-314 Alan Bell Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:39:58 +0000 http://webbookblog.com/?p=92#comment-314 There is something wrong with the download for the XP drivers right now. I will try to get that fixed. Personally I wouldn't downgrade to XP. Ubuntu rocks! There is something wrong with the download for the XP drivers right now. I will try to get that fixed. Personally I wouldn’t downgrade to XP. Ubuntu rocks!

]]> By: Alan Bell http://webbookblog.com/yellowday-lotus-symphony-on-the-webbook/comment-page-1/#comment-313 Alan Bell Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:38:03 +0000 http://webbookblog.com/?p=92#comment-313 I will publish a timescale for the graphics drivers when I know it myself. They exist, but we can't deploy them yet. I will do an article on disabling the touchpad click, a few people have said they like to turn that off. I will publish a timescale for the graphics drivers when I know it myself. They exist, but we can’t deploy them yet. I will do an article on disabling the touchpad click, a few people have said they like to turn that off.

]]> By: Ian Hamilton http://webbookblog.com/yellowday-lotus-symphony-on-the-webbook/comment-page-1/#comment-312 Ian Hamilton Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:52:21 +0000 http://webbookblog.com/?p=92#comment-312 also how do you disable the touchpad click? also how do you disable the touchpad click?

]]> By: Ian Hamilton http://webbookblog.com/yellowday-lotus-symphony-on-the-webbook/comment-page-1/#comment-311 Ian Hamilton Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:51:13 +0000 http://webbookblog.com/?p=92#comment-311 do you know when proper graphics card drivers will be available? if i managed to get windows xp on here instead, would that have better driver support? do you know when proper graphics card drivers will be available? if i managed to get windows xp on here instead, would that have better driver support?

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