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For the impatient please jump to [[User:Holt/XS_Community_Edition/0.2/Hacking | Get Started]] to download and install your own School Server
For the impatient please jump to [[User:Holt/XS_Community_Edition/0.2/Hacking | Get Started]] to download and install your own School Server


Setting up a computer as a school server software enables it to act as an Access Point which connected laptops can use to access the internet.
For

Service: Web server
Purpose: Building block for many other extended services

Service: proxy server and web cache
Purpose: bandwidth, web-filtering, web-monitoring

Service: OLPC-update
Purpose: OLPC-update is necessary to update the kernel of XO


Service: Activity update
Purpose: Enables teachers to easily distribute new or updated activities to their students

Service: Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Purpose: Creating secure point-to-point or site-to-site connections in routed or bridged configurations and remote access facilities



Provides core AP features plus a small set of critical extended services on an XO 1.75.
Provides core AP features plus a small set of critical extended services on an XO 1.75.

Revision as of 03:30, 3 March 2013

Welcome to XS-CE 0.2

For the impatient please jump to Get Started to download and install your own School Server

Setting up a computer as a school server software enables it to act as an Access Point which connected laptops can use to access the internet.

Service: Web server Purpose: Building block for many other extended services

Service: proxy server and web cache Purpose: bandwidth, web-filtering, web-monitoring

Service: OLPC-update Purpose: OLPC-update is necessary to update the kernel of XO


Service: Activity update Purpose: Enables teachers to easily distribute new or updated activities to their students

Service: Virtual Private Network (VPN) Purpose: Creating secure point-to-point or site-to-site connections in routed or bridged configurations and remote access facilities


Provides core AP features plus a small set of critical extended services on an XO 1.75.

1. Build on self-discipline learned in 0.1

2. Initial modularity. I.E. must deal with different hardware configurations at install time.

3. Atomic tasks coordinated by regular releases.

4. Extend "Feedback, fix, finished product" loop to include remote developers and testers.