[Server-devel] [ANNOUNCE] XSCE-0.4 released!

2013-10-03 Thread Anna
Everyone has been waiting patiently for the latest release of School Server
Community Edition and here it finally is!  The XSCE 0.4 release is ready to
go for deployments on most hardware iterations.  But say you’re a hobbyist
with just a single XO-1 and an old computer for the XSCE?  This is a fun
and easy way for you to try out a server with the equipment you’ve already
got.  XSCE 0.4 provides many value-added features for both end-users and
deployers.  Give it a try, you will not be disappointed.

End users:

   -

   Moodle, a free software e-learning platform, or Learning Management
   System, or Virtual Learning Environment, available without internet,
   -

   Internet-in-a-Box, an electronic resources library, available without
   internet (download a test dataset -
   http://downloads.internet-in-a-box.org/IIAB_QuickStart_Sampler_20130809.tgz
   ),
   -

   Internet Content filtering via Dansguardian,
   -

   Customization stick for quickly adding activities and content.

Deployers:

   -

   Install without needing internet,
   -

   Automatic monitoring of services for long-term unattended operation,
   -

   Usage statistics collection (optional, requires compatible clients),
   -

   Remote administration via secure connection (optional),
   -

   Supported on low cost, commodity hardware, minimum 512 Mb,
   -

   Supported on low cost, low power, Trimslice and Raspberry Pi.


Install - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Community_Edition/0.4/Installing

Hack - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Community_Edition/0.4/Hacking

Known issue(s)

   -

   Internet-in-a-Box may perform poorly on inadequate hardware.


Getting support

   -

   Check the FAQ http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Community_Edition/FAQ and
   known issues from above.
   -

   Join the #schoolserver IRC channel on irc.freenode.net.  Lurkers
   welcome, just hang out for a while until you get comfortable enough to
   participate.
   -

   Ask by mail on xsce-devel@ or server-devel@ mailing lists,
   -

   Open a bug report at https://sugardextrose.org/projects/xsce and wait
   for the team to respond.


Best,

The XSCE team
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Re: [Server-devel] [ANNOUNCE] XSCE-0.4 released!

2013-10-03 Thread Adam Holt
Huge Thanks Anna  All!

Our weekly voice call is only an hour away for those who want to join
(Thurs 2PM NYC Time), send your Skype username if so, thanks all!


On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 1:00 PM, Anna ascho...@gmail.com wrote:

 Everyone has been waiting patiently for the latest release of School
 Server Community Edition and here it finally is!  The XSCE 0.4 release is
 ready to go for deployments on most hardware iterations.  But say you’re a
 hobbyist with just a single XO-1 and an old computer for the XSCE?  This is
 a fun and easy way for you to try out a server with the equipment you’ve
 already got.  XSCE 0.4 provides many value-added features for both
 end-users and deployers.  Give it a try, you will not be disappointed.

 End users:

-

Moodle, a free software e-learning platform, or Learning Management
System, or Virtual Learning Environment, available without internet,
-

Internet-in-a-Box, an electronic resources library, available without
internet (download a test dataset -
http://downloads.internet-in-a-box.org/IIAB_QuickStart_Sampler_20130809.tgz
),
-

Internet Content filtering via Dansguardian,
-

Customization stick for quickly adding activities and content.

 Deployers:

-

Install without needing internet,
-

Automatic monitoring of services for long-term unattended operation,
-

Usage statistics collection (optional, requires compatible clients),
-

Remote administration via secure connection (optional),
-

Supported on low cost, commodity hardware, minimum 512 Mb,
-

Supported on low cost, low power, Trimslice and Raspberry Pi.


 Install - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Community_Edition/0.4/Installing

 Hack - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Community_Edition/0.4/Hacking

 Known issue(s)

-

Internet-in-a-Box may perform poorly on inadequate hardware.


 Getting support

-

Check the FAQ http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Community_Edition/FAQ and
known issues from above.
-

Join the #schoolserver IRC channel on irc.freenode.net.  Lurkers
welcome, just hang out for a while until you get comfortable enough to
participate.
-

Ask by mail on xsce-devel@ or server-devel@ mailing lists,
-

Open a bug report at https://sugardextrose.org/projects/xsce and wait
for the team to respond.


 Best,

 The XSCE team


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Re: [Server-devel] [ANNOUNCE] XSCE-0.4 released!

2013-10-03 Thread David Leeming
Well done all involved. I'll certainly try it out ASAP. Which are the
relevant wiki and/or schoolserver wordpress pages?

 

David Leeming

Solomon Islands 

 

From: server-devel-boun...@lists.laptop.org
[mailto:server-devel-boun...@lists.laptop.org] On Behalf Of Anna
Sent: Friday, 4 October 2013 4:00 a.m.
To: xsce-devel; Server Devel
Subject: [Server-devel] [ANNOUNCE] XSCE-0.4 released!

 

Everyone has been waiting patiently for the latest release of School Server
Community Edition and here it finally is!  The XSCE 0.4 release is ready to
go for deployments on most hardware iterations.  But say you're a hobbyist
with just a single XO-1 and an old computer for the XSCE?  This is a fun and
easy way for you to try out a server with the equipment you've already got.
XSCE 0.4 provides many value-added features for both end-users and
deployers.  Give it a try, you will not be disappointed.

 

End users:

. Moodle, a free software e-learning platform, or Learning
Management System, or Virtual Learning Environment, available without
internet,

. Internet-in-a-Box, an electronic resources library, available
without internet (download a test dataset -
http://downloads.internet-in-a-box.org/IIAB_QuickStart_Sampler_20130809.tgz)
,

. Internet Content filtering via Dansguardian,

. Customization stick for quickly adding activities and content.

Deployers:

. Install without needing internet,

. Automatic monitoring of services for long-term unattended
operation,

. Usage statistics collection (optional, requires compatible
clients),

. Remote administration via secure connection (optional),

. Supported on low cost, commodity hardware, minimum 512 Mb,

. Supported on low cost, low power, Trimslice and Raspberry Pi.

 

Install -  http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Community_Edition/0.4/Installing
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Community_Edition/0.4/Installing

Hack -  http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Community_Edition/0.4/Hacking
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Community_Edition/0.4/Hacking

 

Known issue(s)

. Internet-in-a-Box may perform poorly on inadequate hardware.

 

Getting support

. Check the FAQ http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Community_Edition/FAQ
and known issues from above.

. Join the #schoolserver IRC channel on irc.freenode.net.  Lurkers
welcome, just hang out for a while until you get comfortable enough to
participate.

. Ask by mail on xsce-devel@ or server-devel@ mailing lists,

. Open a bug report at https://sugardextrose.org/projects/xsce and
wait for the team to respond.

 

Best,

The XSCE team

 

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