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Ask HN: Would you use an open source Google Docs style service in your company?

5 points by ronreiter 10y ago

I feel like the world is missing a Gitlab-style open source Google Docs for those who do not use Google Docs. Do you agree?

blcArmadillo 10y ago
https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite
ocdtrekkie 10y ago
Have you heard of Sandstorm.io? Documents: https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/h37dm17aa89yrd8zuqpdn36p6zntumtv08fjpu8a8zrte7q1cn60 https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/h37dm17aa89yrd8zuqpdn36p6zntum... Spreadsheets: https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/a0n6hwm32zjsrzes8gnjg734dh6jwt7x83xdgytspe761pe2asw0 https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/a0n6hwm32zjsrzes8gnjg734dh6jwt... Files: https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/8aspz4sfjnp8u89000mh2v1xrdyx97ytn8hq71mdzv4p4d8n0n3h https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/8aspz4sfjnp8u89000mh2v1xrdyx97... Team chat: https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/vfnwptfn02ty21w715snyyczw0nqxkv3jvawcah10c6z7hj1hnu0 https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/vfnwptfn02ty21w715snyyczw0nqxk... Kanban/Trello: https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/m86q05rdvj14yvn78ghaxynqz7u2svw6rnttptxx49g1785cdv1h https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/m86q05rdvj14yvn78ghaxynqz7u2sv... GitLab: https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/zx9d3pt0fjh4uqrprjftgpqfwgzp6y2ena6098ug3ctv37uv6kfh https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/zx9d3pt0fjh4uqrprjftgpqfwgzp6y... Tons more: https://apps.sandstorm.io https://apps.sandstorm.io
- ronreiter 10y ago
  Etherpad and Ethercalc are frankly not good enough from my point of view... rocket chat and gitlab are pretty amazing though.
brudgers 10y ago
LibreOffice can run online: https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/online/ https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/online/ Also there's Collabora Code which does the same with a container. https://www.collaboraoffice.com/code/ https://www.collaboraoffice.com/code/ In fairness they're modeled on Microsoft office more than Google Docs.
- ronreiter 10y ago
  Thanks!
paulcole 10y ago
I work in a digital marketing agency and my answer is that while I love trying new tools, this would be a nonstarter for us. Why? Clients review our work in Google Docs. That's something they're (for the most part) familiar with and already using. We're not going to complicate their lives without an exceptionally good reason.

5 points by ronreiter 10y ago

I feel like the world is missing a Gitlab-style open source Google Docs for those who do not use Google Docs. Do you agree?

blcArmadillo 10y ago

https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite

ocdtrekkie 10y ago

Have you heard of Sandstorm.io? Documents: https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/h37dm17aa89yrd8zuqpdn36p6zntumtv08fjpu8a8zrte7q1cn60 https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/h37dm17aa89yrd8zuqpdn36p6zntum... Spreadsheets: https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/a0n6hwm32zjsrzes8gnjg734dh6jwt7x83xdgytspe761pe2asw0 https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/a0n6hwm32zjsrzes8gnjg734dh6jwt... Files: https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/8aspz4sfjnp8u89000mh2v1xrdyx97ytn8hq71mdzv4p4d8n0n3h https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/8aspz4sfjnp8u89000mh2v1xrdyx97... Team chat: https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/vfnwptfn02ty21w715snyyczw0nqxkv3jvawcah10c6z7hj1hnu0 https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/vfnwptfn02ty21w715snyyczw0nqxk... Kanban/Trello: https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/m86q05rdvj14yvn78ghaxynqz7u2svw6rnttptxx49g1785cdv1h https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/m86q05rdvj14yvn78ghaxynqz7u2sv... GitLab: https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/zx9d3pt0fjh4uqrprjftgpqfwgzp6y2ena6098ug3ctv37uv6kfh https://apps.sandstorm.io/app/zx9d3pt0fjh4uqrprjftgpqfwgzp6y... Tons more: https://apps.sandstorm.io https://apps.sandstorm.io

ronreiter 10y ago
Etherpad and Ethercalc are frankly not good enough from my point of view... rocket chat and gitlab are pretty amazing though.

brudgers 10y ago

LibreOffice can run online: https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/online/ https://cgit.freedesktop.org/libreoffice/online/ Also there's Collabora Code which does the same with a container. https://www.collaboraoffice.com/code/ https://www.collaboraoffice.com/code/ In fairness they're modeled on Microsoft office more than Google Docs.

ronreiter 10y ago
Thanks!

paulcole 10y ago

I work in a digital marketing agency and my answer is that while I love trying new tools, this would be a nonstarter for us. Why? Clients review our work in Google Docs. That's something they're (for the most part) familiar with and already using. We're not going to complicate their lives without an exceptionally good reason.