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IIAB/XSCE 6.2 was released April 19, 2017.
Internet-in-a-Box / XSCE 6.2 (formerly known as "School Server Community Edition") was released April 19, 2017.


Please see the Release Notes here:
Please see the Release Notes here:
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* http://box/info (documentation for offline operators)
* http://box/info (documentation for offline operators)


Install image downloads will be available here, soon after final final release: http://download.iiab.io/6.2
Install images for different CPU's, OS's and languages (many including sample content) are accumulating here: http://download.iiab.io/6.2


Among many other things, IIAB/XSCE 6.2 includes: ([https://github.com/xsce/xsce/tree/release-6.2 code is here])
IIAB/XSCE 6.2 [https://github.com/xsce/xsce/tree/release-6.2 code is here], which represents a very major step forward since v6.1:
* Strong Raspberry Pi 3 support, including the [https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/introducing-pixel/ Raspbian Pixel] OS (see [https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/a-security-update-for-raspbian-pixel/ security updates] from late Nov 2016, and [https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/ early 2017])
* Strong Raspberry Pi 3 support, including the [https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/introducing-pixel/ Raspbian Pixel] OS (see [https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/a-security-update-for-raspbian-pixel/ security updates] from late Nov 2016, and [https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/raspbian/ 2017])
* Strong support for teachers/librarians who want [https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/wiki/IIAB-Installation#external-usbdrive-content ad hoc USB stick/drive materials to appear instantly] at http://box/usb
* Strong support for teachers/librarians who want [https://github.com/XSCE/xsce/wiki/IIAB-Installation#external-usbdrive-content ad hoc USB stick/drive materials to appear instantly] at http://box/usb
* Captive Portal experimentation, so most users don't need to type in any URL at all (e.g. http://box.lan, http://school.lan, http://schoolserver.lan). <i>LARGELY DEFERRED TO [[../6.3|IIAB 6.3]], COMING SOON!</i>
* Captive Portal experimentation, so new users (and less literate users) don't need to type in any URL at all &mdash; instead of http://box, http://school.lan, http://schoolserver.lan, http://172.18.96.1 etc. Clarif: Largely deferred to [[../6.3|IIAB 6.3]], but coming soon!
* <i>And Far More: please do read the [https://github.com/xsce/xsce/wiki/IIAB-6.2-Release-Notes Release Notes!]</i>


Background: We began working around a regular 6-month release cycle starting with [[../6.0|XSCE 6.0]] (released March 27, 2016) leading up to [[../6.1|XSCE 6.1]] (released September 22, 2016).
Background: We began working around a regular 6-month release cycle starting with [[../6.0|XSCE 6.0]] (released March 27, 2016) leading up to [[../6.1|XSCE 6.1]] (released September 22, 2016). While we missed the 6-month target this time, this was a result of a major refactoring, bringing us forward from CentOS exclusivity, embracing Raspbian for RPi, while also adding the similar Debian for larger PC's.


Join our weekly "Thursday" calls to help push forward what's coming next!
<i>Do join our weekly "Thursday" calls, helping collaboratively push forward what's coming next!</i>


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Going forward, please monitor the latest code emerging at our new repos starting April 2017: http://github.com/iiab
N.B.: after v6.2 (starting in April 2017) our code will increasingly transition to: http://github.com/iiab


The latest *stable* release should always be available at: https://github.com/xsce/xsce/releases/latest
The latest *stable* release should always be available at: https://github.com/xsce/xsce/releases/latest

Latest revision as of 05:37, 20 April 2017

This IIAB XSCE content does not reflect the opinion of OLPC. These pages were created by members of a volunteer community supporting OLPC and deployments.

Internet-in-a-Box / XSCE 6.2 (formerly known as "School Server Community Edition") was released April 19, 2017.

Please see the Release Notes here: https://github.com/xsce/xsce/wiki/IIAB-6.2-Release-Notes

Documentation was overhauled & refreshed in early 2017:

Install images for different CPU's, OS's and languages (many including sample content) are accumulating here: http://download.iiab.io/6.2

IIAB/XSCE 6.2 code is here, which represents a very major step forward since v6.1:

Background: We began working around a regular 6-month release cycle starting with XSCE 6.0 (released March 27, 2016) leading up to XSCE 6.1 (released September 22, 2016). While we missed the 6-month target this time, this was a result of a major refactoring, bringing us forward from CentOS exclusivity, embracing Raspbian for RPi, while also adding the similar Debian for larger PC's.

Do join our weekly "Thursday" calls, helping collaboratively push forward what's coming next! 

  http://tinyurl.com/iiabminutes

N.B.: after v6.2 (starting in April 2017) our code will increasingly transition to: http://github.com/iiab

The latest *stable* release should always be available at: https://github.com/xsce/xsce/releases/latest

Return to this IIAB/XSCE 6.2 summary site anytime later, with short link: http://schoolserver.org/6.2

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