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

2013-10-03 Thread Anish Mangal
Please add your agenda items here.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1o6QtzLb6e58YKWqMf_junux2XyBRLFm31un8YLcYslg/edit


On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 10:27 AM, Tony Anderson tony_ander...@usa.netwrote:

 My skype username is tony_anderson37.

 Tony



 On 10/03/2013 01:12 PM, Jon Nettleton wrote:

 I think you have it.  My skype username is jnettleton

 Thanks,
 Jon


 On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 7:08 PM, Adam Holt h...@laptop.org
 mailto:h...@laptop.org wrote:

 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
 mailto: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.tgzhttp://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/**Installinghttp://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Community_Edition/0.4/Installing

 Hack - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_**
 Community_Edition/0.4/Hackinghttp://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/FAQandhttp://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Community_Edition/FAQandknown
 issues from above.


   *

 Join the #schoolserver IRC channel on irc.freenode.net
 http://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/xsceandhttps://sugardextrose.org/projects/xsceandwait
  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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Re: [Server-devel] [XSCE] RE: [ANNOUNCE] XSCE-0.4 released!

2013-10-03 Thread James Cameron
Relevant pages for what?  The release mail had a link for installing,
so you must be looking for something else?

On Fri, Oct 04, 2013 at 09:27:08AM +1100, David Leeming wrote:
 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
 
 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] [XSCE] RE: [ANNOUNCE] XSCE-0.4 released!

2013-10-03 Thread David Leeming
You right, it's there. My haste.

David Leeming
Solomon Islands


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Sent: Friday, 4 October 2013 9:48 a.m.
To: xsce-de...@googlegroups.com
Cc: server-devel@lists.laptop.org
Subject: Re: [Server-devel] [XSCE] RE: [ANNOUNCE] XSCE-0.4 released!

Relevant pages for what?  The release mail had a link for installing,
so you must be looking for something else?

On Fri, Oct 04, 2013 at 09:27:08AM +1100, David Leeming wrote:
 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
 
 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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http://quozl.linux.org.au/
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