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*[[Short Term Server Questions]] is a discussion of issues surrounding the immediate deployment of school servers
*[[Short Term Server Questions]] is a discussion of issues surrounding the immediate deployment of school servers
*[[School Service Names]]
*[[School Service Names]]
*[[School Identity Manager]]
*[[XS Installing Software]] has instructions for installing the latest School Server images
*[[XS Installing Software]] has instructions for installing the latest School Server images



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When we deploy one laptop per child, we must also provide additional infrastructure extending the capabilities of the laptops. While the laptops are largely self-sufficient, a mesh portal providing connectivity and shared resources greatly extends their utility.

These persistent services required by OLPC laptops could conceivably be implemented in a fully distributed manner. They are , however, currently provided more economically by a centralized local resource, the school server. The functions provided by this server are open to debate, but at a minimum they include internet communication and storage resources to the school's wireless mesh.

Currently, the School server is described by these documents:

See also