The IDA Open Source Migration Guidelines netproject Ltd 124 Middleton Road Morden, Surrey SM4 6RW Tel: +44 (0)208 715 0072 Fax: +44 (0)208 715 7134 Web: www.netproject.com November 8, 2003 Ref: OSPL/EEC-01.10 © European Communities 2003 The views expressed in this document are purely those of the authors and may not, in any circumstances, be interpreted as stating an official position of the European Commission. The European Commission does not guarantee the accuracy of the information included in this study, nor it accepts any responsibility for any use thereof. Reference herein to any specific products, specifications, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favouring by the European Commission. All care has been taken by the authors to ensure that they has obtained, where necessary, permission to use any parts of manuscripts including illustrations, maps, and graphs, on which intellectual property rights already exist from the titular holder(s) of such rights or from his or their legal representative. The IDA Open Source Migration Guidelines 0.1. Document History Date Version Author Changes 11/02/03 0.1 S. Hnizdur Initial draft 13/04/03 0.2 S. Hnizdur Additions and re-organisation 14/05/03 0.3 S. Hnizdur Additions and re-organisation 20/05/03 0.4 S. Hnizdur Preparation of draft for PMB meeting 21/05/03 0.5 S. Hnizdur Inclusion of V0.4 comments 31/05/03 0.6 S. Hnizdur Inclusion of V0.5 comments 30/06/03 0.7 S. Hnizdur Inclusion of V0.6 comments and MS server apps 16/07/03 0.8 S. Hnizdur Inclusion of V0.7 comments and Unix Scenario. 17/07/03 0.9 S. Hnizdur Inclusion of V0.8 comments and Windows desktop apps 10/08/03 0.91 S. Hnizdur Inclusion of V0.9 comments 27/08/03 0.92 C. P. Briscoe-Smith Corrections and inclusion of some V0.91 comments 04/09/03 0.93 C. P. Briscoe-Smith Corrections 08/09/03 0.94 C. P. Briscoe-Smith Further corrections and inclusion of comments 14/09/03 0.95 S. Hnizdur Re-organisation after PMB meeting. 25/09/03 0.96 S Hnizdur Corrections. 07/10/03 0.97 S.Hnizdur Final Draft 10/10/03 1.0 S.Hnizdur Version 1 issue 06/11/03 1.02 S.Hnizdur Fixed 4 URLs in Section 2 0.2. Distribution netproject Ltd x1 Frequentous Consultants Ltd x1 European Commission (for dissemination to member Administrations) x2 0.3. Trademarked terms Trademarks have been used in this document for purposes of identification only. The authors acknowledge the ownership of these trademarks. 0.4. Copyright © European Communities. Reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged. Version: 1.02 Page 3 The IDA Open Source Migration Guidelines 0.5. Table of Contents 1. Preface.......................................................................................................................................................8 1.1. Abbreviations and terminology........................................................................................................8 1.2. Audience.........................................................................................................................................8 1.3. Authors............................................................................................................................................8 1.4. Acknowledgements.........................................................................................................................8 PART 1 Introduction and Summary 2. Introduction..............................................................................................................................................11 3. Summary..................................................................................................................................................12 4. Methodology............................................................................................................................................14 PART 2 Management Guidelines 5. Migration Overview..................................................................................................................................17 6. Human Issues..........................................................................................................................................21 7. Making Life Easy......................................................................................................................................23 7.1. Introduce new applications in a familiar environment....................................................................23 7.2. Do the easy things first..................................................................................................................23 7.3. Think Ahead..................................................................................................................................23 PART 3 Technical Guidelines 8. Reference Architecture............................................................................................................................26 8.1. Generic architectures....................................................................................................................26 8.2. Base Reference Architecture........................................................................................................28 9. Functional Groups....................................................................................................................................30 9.1. The Principal Groups.....................................................................................................................30 9.1.1. Office...................................................................................................................................30 9.1.2. Mail......................................................................................................................................30 9.1.3. Calendaring and Groupware...............................................................................................30 9.1.4. Web Access and Services..................................................................................................30 9.1.5. Document Management......................................................................................................30 9.1.6. Database.............................................................................................................................30 9.2. The Subsidiary Groups..................................................................................................................30 9.3. General Considerations.................................................................................................................31 10. The Reference Model – Summary...........................................................................................................32 10.1. The Desktop..................................................................................................................................32 10.1.1. Office...................................................................................................................................33 10.1.2. Mail......................................................................................................................................33 10.1.3. Calendaring and Groupware...............................................................................................33 10.1.4. Web Access........................................................................................................................33 10.1.5. Document Management......................................................................................................33 10.1.6. Databases...........................................................................................................................33 10.2. The Servers...................................................................................................................................33 10.2.1. Mail......................................................................................................................................34 10.2.2. Calendaring and Groupware...............................................................................................34 10.2.3. Web Services......................................................................................................................34 10.2.4. Document Management......................................................................................................34 10.2.5. Databases...........................................................................................................................34 11. Applications – Principal Groups...............................................................................................................35 11.1. Office.............................................................................................................................................35 11.1.1. OpenOffice.org and StarOffice............................................................................................35 11.1.2. Koffice.................................................................................................................................36 11.1.3. Gnome Office......................................................................................................................36 11.2. Mail................................................................................................................................................37