Lintech wrote:
Hi,
We did a test run on ubuntu live cd few days back in a typical office setup and here are some results.
1. Users wanted to open files from network neighbourhood with application (openoffice). File > Open > Network Neighbourhood > ...
Say when a user logs in, he opens openoffice. Most of his files are kept on the network samba share. If he wants to open other openoffice files he wont open them through explorer but from with the application --->File > Open ....
There is no way to open files from a network share WITHIN a application in Linux [except for mounting them in a local folder or through Kounquerer(spell?)...]
Yes users even copy-paste files from with-in the application !! They have their application ruuning all day (say autocad or excel) and they wont bother to open Explorer unless it needed.
There are other issues also. I will post them later.
This depends on the app. For example, OpenOffice supports openning files on the network, without first mounting the share.