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

Adam Holt holt at laptop.org
Thu Oct 3 13:08:20 EDT 2013


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 <aschoolf at 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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