[Server-devel] Offline moodle notes in moodle.org

[John Watlington]

This discussion should move to devel at l.o, 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" <sj at laptop.org>
> Date: February 16, 2008 1:21:36 PM EST
> To: "edward baafi" <edwardbaafi at gmail.com>, "OLPC Devel"  
> <devel at laptop.org>
> Cc: Ben Lisbakken <lisbakke at google.com>, Luke Closs  
> <luke.closs at socialtext.com>, Marco Pesenti Gritti <mpg at redhat.com>,  
> Dan Bricklin <danb at bricklin.com>
> 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.