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IIAB/XSCE 6.2 will most likely arrive in April 2017.
IIAB/XSCE 6.2 was released April 19, 2017.


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).
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).


Documentation was overhauled & refreshed in early 2017:
Documentation was overhauled & refreshed in early 2017:

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* http://schoolserver.org/FAQ
* https://github.com/xsce/xsce/wiki
* https://github.com/xsce/xsce/wiki
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* http://schoolserver.org/FAQ
* http://box/info (documentation for offline operators)


The focus for IIAB/XSCE 6.2 includes: ([https://github.com/xsce/xsce/tree/release-6.2 code is here])
The focus for IIAB/XSCE 6.2 includes: ([https://github.com/xsce/xsce/tree/release-6.2 code is here])
* 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/ early 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 implementation, 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>LIKELY DEFERRED TO [[../6.3|IIAB 6.3]]!</i>
* Captive Portal implementation, 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>DEFERRED TO [[../6.3|IIAB 6.3]]!</i>


Join our weekly "Thursday" calls to help push this forward!
Join our weekly "Thursday" calls to help push forward what's coming next!


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Please monitor the latest code emerging at our new repos starting April 2017: http://github.com/iiab
Please monitor the latest code emerging at our new repos starting April 2017: http://github.com/iiab


The latest *stable* release (currently 6.1, as of March 2017) 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


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

Revision as of 01:18, 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.

IIAB/XSCE 6.2 was released April 19, 2017.

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).

Documentation was overhauled & refreshed in early 2017:

The focus for IIAB/XSCE 6.2 includes: (code is here)

Join our weekly "Thursday" calls to help push forward what's coming next! 

  http://tinyurl.com/iiabminutes

Install image downloads will be available here, upon final release: http://download.iiab.io/6.2

Please monitor the latest code emerging at our new repos starting April 2017: 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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