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

[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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