[Server-devel] ANNOUNCEMENT XSCE 0.3 Final Release

[David Farning]

On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 9:36 PM, David Leeming <david at leeming-consulting.com
> wrote:

>  This is very exciting. I am just starting on a 200 XO 1.5 deployment in
> Solomon Islands and will give this a whirl.****
>
> ** **
>
> We have XO 1.5s with only 2GB onboard. Is that enough?
>

Yes, XO 1.5s with 2GB are enough to provide the basic intra school
connectivity and internet access for an entire school.


> I have seen the wiki pages and will work on that but if there are any
> tips, I will be watching this list, of course I will give my feedback too.
> ****
>
> ** **
>
> I particularly want to use the 30GB of content that the Pacific islands
> jointly collected together (mostly OERs). The way we did this on the XS 0.7
> was to put the content folders in /library and set up aliases in html.conf
> and then add links “to resource or website” on the Moodle pages. Can I
> assume I can do the same with XSCE 0.3 using a 32GB or 64GB SDRAM card?
>

 External storage gets a bit more tricky... but not much :)

SDcards should 'just work' with XSCE 0.3. On installation the XSCE will auto
detect the SD card and make that space available.

George, Jerry, and Tim are still sorting out the external hard drive issues.
I think they "work" in 0.3.  Because you can get unexpected results if the
usb connection is bumped and disconnected at unfortunate times, it did not
make it to 'tested.'

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>
> To install, is it possible to down the image and install with a flash
> drive? Then I can get the download from one of the few places here where we
> can get a decent download speed, and install more than one at my leisure.
> ****
>
> **
>

Then recommend install process is at
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Holt/XS_Community_Edition/0.3/Installing .

Jerry is working on offline install... Again I think it works, just not
tested enough to be considered 'release quality' for 0.3.

My prefered install method is to run a XSCE as part of my work network.
Then when I do installs, the necessary files are stored on the school
server squid cache. The first one is slow, but the rest are pretty snappy :)

Dave

>  *David Leeming*
>
> Solomon Islands ****
>
> ** **
>
> *From:* server-devel-bounces at lists.laptop.org [mailto:
> server-devel-bounces at lists.laptop.org] *On Behalf Of *George Hunt
> *Sent:* Friday, 7 June 2013 11:07 a.m.
>
> *To:* Community Support Volunteers -- who help respond to help AT
> laptop.org
> *Cc:* Support Gangsters; server-devel; Testing; IAEP SugarLabs;
> devel at laptop.org
> *Subject:* [Server-devel] ANNOUNCEMENT XSCE 0.3 Final Release****
>
>  ** **
>
> After three months of hard work.... and three weeks of working out the
> kinks in the release process, XSCE 0.3 is ready for its final release. ***
> *
>
> ** **
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> We went conservative this release. Emphasis on stability meant less time
> for new features.****
>
> ** **
>
> * XSCE now runs on the XO-1.5,XO-1.75 and  XO-4.****
>
> * Modular Architecture: cleanly integrate extendable services.****
>
> * XSCE runs on the XOs' current OS 13.1.0 (we discovered some wrinkles
> with 13.2.0 which push its use off to the next release)****
>
> * Moodle is Back!****
>
> * Content filtering via openDNS.com****
>
> * Script for formatting of SD cards, and integration into system for
> content storage and memory extending swap file (does not work on XO4's)***
> *
>
> ** **
>
>  ****
>
> Grab an XO-1.5, XO-1.75 or a XO-4 to give XSCE 0.3 give a whirl:****
>
> ** **
>
> http://schoolserver.org/0.3****
>
> ** **
>
> If you are just getting started with XSCE we suggest using the instruction
> at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Holt/XS_Community_Edition/0.3/Installingto install your first server.
> ****
>
> ** **
>
> Once you are through the install, a good second step is to work your new
> server though it’s paces by doing the smoke test at
> http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Holt/XS_Community_Edition/0.3/Testing****
>
> ** **
>
> Monster thanks to everyone who spent months of springtime work --
> traveling days from quite different parts of North America to make this
> community product real.****
>
> ** **
>
> George Hunt****
>
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