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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
• proposed specs from above page:
  • ltsp-update-manager-integration (hi)
  • edubuntu-menus-completion (hi)
  • edubuntu-user-management (with extra low prio, only if dev time is left) (lo)
• Ideas for discussion for Edubuntu at UDS Boston

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

  • author: David Trask

  • comment:

• proposed specs from above page:
  • Thin-client manager Improvements (med)
  • Edubuntu needs to be focused on as a high load server (depending on CD decision) (med)
  • Profile management (Sabayon) needs to be standard and easy" (covered by specs below) (hi)

Specs Proposed by Oliver Grawert : ogra

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

• Classmate

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

• Edubuntu

  • network session management (italc and the like) (hi)
  • edubuntu-content-server (moodle/wiki flavor integration) (med)
  • edubuntu CD discussion (how do we proceed with teh edubuntu CDs) (hi)
  • 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

Specs Officially Recorded into Launchpad and Proposed for UDS-Boston

• edubuntu CD discussion (how do we proceed with teh edubuntu CDs) (hi)
• edubuntu-mass-maintenance spec (hi)
• edubuntu-menus-completion (hi)
• GUI frontends for ltsp-tools (hi)
• ltsp-update-manager-integration (hi)
• profile management (Sabayon) needs to be standard and easy" (covered by specs below) (hi)
• network session management (italc and the like) (hi)
• edubuntu-content-server (moodle/wiki flavor integration) (med)
• edubuntu needs to be focused on as a high load server (depending on CD decision) (med)
• thin-client manager improvements (med)
• loacalapps (med)
• ltsp: virtual-haldevices (lo)
• edubuntu-user-management (with extra low prio, only if dev time is left) (lo)

• Classmate

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

• Edubuntu

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 ?

• Action: Add discussions from David Trasks page

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