XS Server Services

These are services that the School server will provide. Additional services under consideration for deployment are listed separately.

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Library

Are any books (digital documents) downloaded to the laptops, or is most content accessed from the school server?

Caching

How much of the library is local and how much is simply a cache of a larger regional/country library ? Can a transparent HTTP cache applied to a centralized library server provide the desired user experience (quick access to common books and access to a large catalog of books)?

Traditional Media

What is mechanism for user submissions of traditional (static) media to the library? The centralized library will probably have a human-filtered request mechanism. What about the local library? Will teachers (and students) have a place to put resources they create where all can retrieve?

Collaborative and Dynamic Media

What about local wikis? Are they supported on the School server? To some extent, a Wiki may be used as the means for uploading and cataloging static media in a school library.

Backup

What are the plans for providing additional storage to users of the XO laptops? Is this a backup (sync) or just storage for content `overflowed' from the laptops ? Should the school provide automatic backup of the laptop contents ?