Office Requirements and Trial for RDS 08r2
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First off, what are the versions of office that will work in RDS on 08r2? And are there trials that i can show a client how it would work?
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Anything you can install on server 2008 will work. 2007 and newer.
The issue is licensing really. If you have that handled, then you should not have a problem.
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Will Libre office work for them? I'd recommend that route first if possible.
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It might let you do it with an unlicensed trial install, but only one user at a time.
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Hold on, Libre Office isn't free anymore? or is @Breffni-Potter talking about MS Office?
*Edit - looks like it is still free. Just download it and give it a try.
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There are trial versions of Office you can install on RDS, but I'm pretty sure you have to use Open License or Office 365 versions of Office on RDS installs, so make sure you get your pricing right when you look at those.
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@Dashrender said:
Hold on, Libre Office isn't free anymore? or is @Breffni-Potter talking about MS Office?
*Edit - looks like it is still free. Just download it and give it a try.
It's open source, while they could charge for it, you could just fork it and make it free again. You can feel safe knowing Libre Office will never not be free. It's freeness is well protected.
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If it helps, 2008 R2 is Windows 7 under the hood. Same compatibility applies.
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If you are looking for the latest, Office 2013 should work there just fine.
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@scottalanmiller said:
If you are looking for the latest, Office 2013 should work there just fine.
Agreed, no reason it shouldn't work. Though I would ask why you'd consider deploying a 5+ year old OS? The cost of the Windows server license compared to the RDS licenses shouldn't be bad enough to warrant staying on something so old.
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@Dashrender said:
Agreed, no reason it shouldn't work. Though I would ask why you'd consider deploying a 5+ year old OS? The cost of the Windows server license compared to the RDS licenses shouldn't be bad enough to warrant staying on something so old.
He's got a good point... Why not start with Server 2012 R2?
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@dafyre said:
@Dashrender said:
Agreed, no reason it shouldn't work. Though I would ask why you'd consider deploying a 5+ year old OS? The cost of the Windows server license compared to the RDS licenses shouldn't be bad enough to warrant staying on something so old.
He's got a good point... Why not start with Server 2012 R2?
Even that is really close to being "one generation old." Yeah, still some months until the new server releases, but the previews are out. 2012 R2 is anything but old, but it is very mature.
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@mlnews said:
@dafyre said:
@Dashrender said:
Agreed, no reason it shouldn't work. Though I would ask why you'd consider deploying a 5+ year old OS? The cost of the Windows server license compared to the RDS licenses shouldn't be bad enough to warrant staying on something so old.
He's got a good point... Why not start with Server 2012 R2?
Even that is really close to being "one generation old." Yeah, still some months until the new server releases, but the previews are out. 2012 R2 is anything but old, but it is very mature.
Yeah I was thinking the same thing - but I'm not sure I'd want to roll out Server 2015/16 whatever they call it as soon as they release it, assuming the OP can even wait that long.
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@Dashrender said:
Yeah I was thinking the same thing - but I'm not sure I'd want to roll out Server 2015/16 whatever they call it as soon as they release it, assuming the OP can even wait that long.
Why not? Let's start a new thread to discuss that as I think there is a misconception around the software maturity model here but don't want to derail this thread. There is a good discussion around this to be had, though.
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@Dashrender said:
Hold on, Libre Office isn't free anymore? or is @Breffni-Potter talking about MS Office?
*Edit - looks like it is still free. Just download it and give it a try.
...Yes I'm talking about MS Office
Should have said.In my brain "Office" means Microsoft Office by default.
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@Breffni-Potter said:
In my brain "Office" means Microsoft Office by default.
If capitalized, it always does. It's like "Chevy Camaro". Chevy is who makes it, Camaro is the product name. MS Office is Office, made by Microsoft. Office is its proper name.
LibreOffice is the name of LibreOffice. It is not another product named Office made by a company called Libre. It is a product called LibreOffice made by The Document Foundation.
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1.Because they already have 08r2 servers....
2. Does libre office work with MS office Macros? -
@hubtechagain said:
- Does libre office work with MS office Macros?
Not the last that I knew. It supports macros but I believe only its own.
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Oh, this is old but they had some support even three years ago...
http://ask.libreoffice.org/en/question/6621/import-ms-word-macros/
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@scottalanmiller said:
@Dashrender said:
Yeah I was thinking the same thing - but I'm not sure I'd want to roll out Server 2015/16 whatever they call it as soon as they release it, assuming the OP can even wait that long.
Why not? Let's start a new thread to discuss that as I think there is a misconception around the software maturity model here but don't want to derail this thread. There is a good discussion around this to be had, though.
Heck we are planning to upgrade our desktops (approx 8,000) to all windows 10 within the first 6 months. Most of that wait will be for making the images and testing.
