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Overview of Education Planning for UDS-Boston

• For discussion at Edubuntu meeting

  • Wed Oct 24
  • Education Staff
  • Education Community

Related Pages

• Feature Roadmap for Gutsy

  • https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Edubuntu/Devel/RoadMap

  • author: LaserJock - Jordan Mantha

  • comments:

    • review what was not implemented for Gutsy Gibbon 7.10 but are still relevant
    • carry over into UDS-Boston for Hardy Heron 8.04 as formal specs
• Ideas for discussion for Edubuntu at UDS Boston

  • https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EdubuntuIdeasForBoston

  • author: David Trask

  • comment:

    • review suggestions and determine which are useful to a broad audience
    • carry over into UDS-Boston for Hardy Heron 8.04 as formal specs

Specs Proposed by Oliver Grawert : ogra

• edubuntu-mass-maintenance spec
  • for example that would include a tool in the install to manage users sessions
  • even on the classmate
  • no need for a classmate specific spec if we provide such a feature in the distro anyway

  • LTSP

    • virtual-haldevices
      • revisited from seville, I have some demo code already
    • loacalapps
      • majority of work is already done by scott
    • GUI frontends for ltsp-tools
      • should probably be a sub spec of a general edubuntu server maintenance tools spec

  • Classmate

    • UME-edu derivative
    • inclusion of the defined missing bits (TPM etc)

  • Edubuntu

    • network session management (italc and the like)
    • edubuntu-content-server (moodle/wiki flavor integration)
    • edubuntu CD discussion (how do we proceed with teh edubuntu CDs)
    • meta system enhancements (new meta packages or install tasks):
    • edubuntu-content-server (see above)
    • edubuntu-auth-server (based on the network auth server work of the server team
    • edubuntu-file-server

Discussions Proposed by Richard Weideman : RichEd

• Edubutu as a Derivative
  • and with a view to generalisation for e.g. guadalinex
• Edubuntu normal specs
  • Covered above by:
    • Oliver specs
    • Carried forward Gutsy Roadmap Specs
    • Ideas proposed by David Trask
    • Specs proposed during Edubuntu meeting - Wed Oct 24
• LTSP handover
• Classmate Session
  • Status
  • Issues
  • Technical decisions to be taken
    • Choice of Filesystem
    • Choice of *buntu Base
  • Classmate Outstanding Requirements
    • anti-theft
    • sonic notepad
  • Classmate Additional Requirements
    • Teacher Control
      • Start with italc ?
      • Who does development ?

Networking Informal Social Sugestions

• Dinner for Education People

  • suggested date: Thursday 1 November

  • suggested attendees:

    • Oliver Grawert
    • Richard Weideman
    • Chris Kenyon
    • Eric Harrison
    • Scott Balneaves

    • Jim McQuillan

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