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

[David Leeming]

Well done all involved. I'll certainly try it out ASAP. Which are the
relevant wiki and/or schoolserver wordpress pages?

 

David Leeming

Solomon Islands 

 

From: server-devel-bounces at lists.laptop.org
[mailto:server-devel-bounces at lists.laptop.org] On Behalf Of Anna
Sent: Friday, 4 October 2013 4:00 a.m.
To: xsce-devel; Server Devel
Subject: [Server-devel] [ANNOUNCE] XSCE-0.4 released!

 

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>
http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Community_Edition/0.4/Installing

Hack -  <http://wiki.laptop.org/go/XS_Community_Edition/0.4/Hacking>
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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