TellTable-S:
Server for Collaborative Office Applications

Todo list

• Multiple Distribution support
  Currently the install scripts for TellTable-s have been designed for Mandrake Linux 9.1. We need flexible install scripts.
  Issues
  • Font support for OpenOffice. Mandrake OO fonts work well out of the box. Debian stable has ugly fonts. Why?
  • Security.
    Each distribution has a different way of setting security settings and firewalls. TellTable-s requires the following ports open:
    • https (443)
    • VNC protocol (590x).
      Note that we don't need the 580x ports for the mini-http server from VNC
  
  Status: This is now largely complete, except for the font issues (-AA)
  
• Security
  Allowing a remote user into a VNC session is intrinsically worrysome. We have done lots of stuff to limit permissions for the local userid, but more could be done.
  • chroot jail for local userid
    Issue: getting OO into a chroot jail is complicated
  • more careful security analysis of server
  
  
• Administrative tools
  Some administrative functions require a shell to access command line scripts ssheet-util.pl. We need web server functions to access these.
  
  
• Race condition debugging
  There are possible race conditions in hand-offs between the apache user and the VNC userids. Debug them
  
  
• Cut and paste
  The java client in VNC has a pop-up box to allow pasting into the X Clipboard on the server. However, Openoffice doesn't work well with the X clipboard, or maybe the VNC server is not working well with Openoffice, since simple apps like rxvt seem ok. How can we solve this?