"This discussion should move to [EMAIL PROTECTED], as it refers to software running on the laptop, not the server."
I disagree. The Gears plugin may run on the laptop, but all the code of the application ( javscript and the php that generates it) is executed and maintained on the server: Moodle in this case. On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 10:08 PM, John Watlington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This discussion should move to [EMAIL PROTECTED], as it refers to software > running on the laptop, not the server. > > Some context for my comment: I had told them that we were > working with schools that were completely offline (although > with servers). The problem might have been a mismatch with > their business model more than a mismatch of technologies. > > I'm looking for the name/address of the software architect I was > speaking to. But, SJ already brought up this question on devel > back in February, and cc'ed a gears developer (attached). > > cheers, > wad > > From: "Samuel Klein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: February 16, 2008 1:21:36 PM EST >> To: "edward baafi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "OLPC Devel" < >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Cc: Ben Lisbakken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Luke Closs < >> [EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Marco Pesenti Gritti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dan >> Bricklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: Re: using the browser as an activity platform : pyxpcom / hulahop >> / Gears >> >> The core use here is being able to use the browser as activity >> platform -- letting web developers good at JS code and test on most >> any platform, and develop something that can be a first-class activity >> within Sugar. One example is Dan's javascript spreadsheet, anothe ris >> a dynamic library (see for instance >> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Dynamic_library), another is an existing web >> service online that one might want to run locally. >> >> In addition to pyxpcom, let me add Google Gears as a useful piece of >> this platform, especially when offering local use of popular online >> tools. Off the top of my head, MediaWiki, MindMeister, I copy Ben >> Lisbakken, a gears maintainer, who reports that there is a Gears patch >> to make it work without extension support... Ben, I'll also introduce >> you to marcopg separately. >> > -- --- Ludo ( Marc Alier) UPC - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Tel. +34-934137885 http://orangoodling.blogspot.com - http://www.dfwikilabs.org - http://ososdeviaje.dfwikilabs.org - http://mossegalapoma.cat
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