February 2009 - openSUSE Edu - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-edu] problems installing exelearning in opensuse 11.1
by jose Cifuentes Riquelme 11 Mar '09

11 Mar '09

Hello I installed opensuse 11.1 and loaded the education repositorie, but exelearning isn't . I use exelearning a lot. Is possible install exe in opensuse 11.1? what form do you recommend? Thanks -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-edu] openSIS porting to database independance
by James Tremblay aka SLEducator 02 Mar '09

02 Mar '09

Hello everyone, I am proud to announce the formation of the openSIS-MySQL project on Eduforge https://eduforge.org/projects/opensismysql/ The aim of this project is to work on the last major hurdle to getting the first version of my dream to combine our server products into an Education ERP http://en.opensuse.org/Education_ERP I will be handling installation and support questions since I am fairly familiar with the code. we could certainly use suggestions, feedback and assistance with the programming. areas of need, PHP , ADOdb, LAMP. Please feel free to join our mailing list at http://www.opensis.com/subscribe_newsletter.php or the forums at http://www.os4ed.com/forum/ -- James Tremblay openSIS Product Specialist http://www.os4ed.com mail james "AT" os4ed.com CNE 3,4,5 MCSE w2k CLE in training Registered Linux user #440182 http://en.opensuse.org/education -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-edu] openSUSE in schools
by Jigish Gohil 02 Mar '09

02 Mar '09

Hello Community Some of you might have read the news that Gujarat Education Board has included Linux and Open Source Software in their curriculum for 11th and 12th standard from this year[1]. Baroda High School[2], a group of 4 schools has taken an initiative to familiarize their teachers to Linux, we are conducting a workshop for them on Tuesday, 3 March at their Alkapuri, Baroda school. We will be setting up KIWI-LTSP labs in all their schools so the teachers and students can familiarize themselves with the cool things openSUSE brings for them. Hope to see more schools embrace free software in a big way. Cheers -J [1] http://dev.compiz-fusion.org/~cyberorg/2008/06/22/gujarat-education-boardin… [2] http://www.barodahighschool.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-edu] FOSDEM review / Status 11.1
by Lars Vogdt 02 Mar '09

02 Mar '09

Hi @ll Lets start with a first subjective view about FOSDEM 2009: Friday/Saturday) First time in Brussels, first time at FOSDEM, first Beer Event, ... ...I found my way back to the Hotel around 02:00 or 03:00 in the morning (~2km/~1mile). Thinking about the people been there for the 4th or 5th time and talking about "lost in Brussels" after their first Beer Event, I'm shure they're telling the truth. Thanks to Google and all the other people for the free Beer! The booth was very crowded (university catacombs are very small :). openSUSE-Education was present with our own Demo-System from HP. (Thanks to HP and Lowry to make this happen!) and even if the current 11.1 graphic driver for the ATI graphics card was not really stable for the hardware (interesting: the pre-installed SLED on this machine runs without problems), we could show many of our Education Applications to interested people. Afternoon and night are full with interesting talks with teachers, users, and ambassadors of some Education Initiatives. Sunday) Too early for me ;-) Our "early morning presentation"[1] has ~15-20 attendees, thanks for joining! We've interesting discussions afterwards about the whole Education area - here are some topics (Andrea, please add what I've missed): 1) A global storage solution for "test results" and "instruction tutorials" is missing. Instruction tutorials (for teachers) about using a software in their lessons should be placed in the wiki. This way, everyone is able to work on it and the license is clear from the beginning. But we really need a solution to extract the information from the wiki and add it to the packages. For test results and other stuff, we should think about a generic "Education Daemon" running on a server and receiving/sending configuration data for applications and also storing test results. This way, all Edu-Applications could be configured on a central place and the progress of a child could be stored. I've already talked with Tim and David from Tux4Kids and Bruno from GCompris about this idea. I hope to get this discussed more widely on the edubuntu-devel mailinglist [2] - let's see what we can do. 2) A simple frontend for administrating and installing many identical clients. Installation is not the problem as we already have tools like AutoYaST. Keeping a configuration in sync is a "ToDo" - but as tools like the YaST2-WebUI and Pupprt shows us, thinks are already work in progress. 3) Finding really useful packages for Education. We still need people telling us which applications are *really* needed for Education. I'm currently fine with using our Education wishlist[3] as starting point - as these packages are requested by users. But we should reduce the number of "duplicated" packages - means: packages with the same goal like tuxtype & ktouch. Think about the "Popularity Contest" of Debian. We should evaluate, if this can also be used/packaged for openSUSE. 4) Focus on endusers: Start with a simple to use internet filter. Enhance this in the future. 5) Where is the Live-CD? First: we need more Live-CDs. I'm currently thinking about different CDs containing applications for our defined age-groups. But there could/should be more: * Think about a Live-CD connecting to a server and automatically creating/using a home-directory on this server. 6) Where is Sugar for openSUSE? 7) Using Remote-Applications ? Having a server in Stockholm and running your application in your local school. 8) Translation is important. What openSUSE-Education can do is to provide a translation tool for packages (to get a summary and description in the prefered language). But we even should work together with upstream developers to get the application translated. Think about the openSUSE-Education team as "connector" between developers and endusers. If people want to translate an applications, we should provide the "HowTo" and the conection to upstream developers, so everyone can benefit from the work. --------------- Status 11.1: Our current frozen repository contains RC2 since FOSDEM - including all bugfixes for 11.1. If nobody has a blocker until Friday, 2009-02-20, I think we should declare this RC2 as "Goldmaster" and freeze it. (Means: 1.0 will be done for all openSUSE Distributions!) With kind regards, Lars [1]: http://en.opensuse.org/FOSDEM2009#Sunday.2C_February_8th [2]: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-devel [3]: http://en.opensuse.org/Wishlist_Education resp. devzilla -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-edu] Materials for conference
by James Tremblay aka SLEducator 02 Mar '09

02 Mar '09

Lars or anyone, Is there someone who could help me with "booth" materials, aka things you brought to FOSDEM, CD's, posters, stickers? I have an invitation to speak here in SC about our project and could use the help. Thanks in Advance JT -- James Tremblay openSIS Product Specialist http://www.os4ed.com mail james "AT" os4ed.com CNE 3,4,5 MCSE w2k CLE in training Registered Linux user #440182 http://en.opensuse.org/education -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-edu] Re: is there a mailing list
by James Tremblay aka SLEducator 24 Feb '09

24 Feb '09

Kevin, I don't have any materials as of yet, but I would be glad to speak, being from just north of Boston, I went to most of the linux conferences and events as a guest of Novell's (headquartered in Waltham) so I have never had to bring anything. JT Kevin J. wrote: > I just joined the mailing list. We have a great lineup of speakers > scheduled to present throughout the day. Having Novell/openSUSE there > would be a wonderful addition to the event. > > If you would like to put together some materials for the Edu-CD > project and set up a booth, please let me know. > > Kevin Jones > Community Director > SouthEast LinuxFest > www.southeastlinuxfest.org <http://www.southeastlinuxfest.org> > > > On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 1:10 PM, James Tremblay aka SLEducator > <fxrsliberty(a)opensuse.us <mailto:fxrsliberty@opensuse.us>> wrote: > > Kevin, > Do the members belong to the opensuse-edu mailing list ? They can > be by > subscribing to opensuse-edu+subscribe(a)opensuse.org > <mailto:opensuse-edu%2Bsubscribe@opensuse.org> and when confirmed, > please send a message. > In the mean time I will mail some people I worked with at Novell > and try > and find some support, > Unfortunately, my most important contact David Brower (director of > global education sales) is no longer > with Novell and I haven't spoken with his replacement yet. I will > do my > best to contact everyone I can and try to drum some help. > > > Kevin J. wrote: > > Hi James, > > The CSCLUG is a very active LUG. You are in good company there. I'll > > forward the e-mail discussions we've been having between Google and > > CSCLUG to help promote the creation of free and low-cost > computer labs > > in the Lowlands. I think you're definitely in the right place at the > > right time. > > > > Also, if you can pull any strings at Novell/openSUSE, we are > hoping to > > get them to sponsor the SouthEast LinuxFest coming to Clemson in > June. > > We want to get more educational institutions signed up, and > would like > > to have a strong focus on Linux in education. Any assistance you can > > provide to help make that happen would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Kevin > > > > On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 6:10 PM, James Tremblay aka SLEducator > > <fxrsliberty(a)opensuse.us <mailto:fxrsliberty@opensuse.us> > <mailto:fxrsliberty@opensuse.us <mailto:fxrsliberty@opensuse.us>>> > wrote: > > > > Hey guys, > > I'm here in Hilton Head pretty settled in and was wondering if > > there was > > some mailing lists or > > groups I should look to get involved with. I'm already > signed up to > > CSLUG , didn't see anything else in Google. > > JT > > > > -- > > James Tremblay > > openSIS Product Specialist > > http://www.os4ed.com > > mail james "AT" os4ed.com <http://os4ed.com> <http://os4ed.com> > > CNE 3,4,5 > > MCSE w2k > > CLE in training > > Registered Linux user #440182 > > http://en.opensuse.org/education > > > > > > > > -- > James Tremblay > openSIS Product Specialist > http://www.os4ed.com > mail james "AT" os4ed.com <http://os4ed.com> > CNE 3,4,5 > MCSE w2k > CLE in training > Registered Linux user #440182 > http://en.opensuse.org/education > > > -- James Tremblay openSIS Product Specialist http://www.os4ed.com mail james "AT" os4ed.com CNE 3,4,5 MCSE w2k CLE in training Registered Linux user #440182 http://en.opensuse.org/education -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-edu] Re: is there a mailing list
by James Tremblay aka SLEducator 21 Feb '09

21 Feb '09

Kevin, Do the members belong to the opensuse-edu mailing list ? They can be by subscribing to opensuse-edu+subscribe(a)opensuse.org and when confirmed, please send a message. In the mean time I will mail some people I worked with at Novell and try and find some support, Unfortunately, my most important contact David Brower (director of global education sales) is no longer with Novell and I haven't spoken with his replacement yet. I will do my best to contact everyone I can and try to drum some help. Kevin J. wrote: > Hi James, > The CSCLUG is a very active LUG. You are in good company there. I'll > forward the e-mail discussions we've been having between Google and > CSCLUG to help promote the creation of free and low-cost computer labs > in the Lowlands. I think you're definitely in the right place at the > right time. > > Also, if you can pull any strings at Novell/openSUSE, we are hoping to > get them to sponsor the SouthEast LinuxFest coming to Clemson in June. > We want to get more educational institutions signed up, and would like > to have a strong focus on Linux in education. Any assistance you can > provide to help make that happen would be greatly appreciated. > > Kevin > > On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 6:10 PM, James Tremblay aka SLEducator > <fxrsliberty(a)opensuse.us <mailto:fxrsliberty@opensuse.us>> wrote: > > Hey guys, > I'm here in Hilton Head pretty settled in and was wondering if > there was > some mailing lists or > groups I should look to get involved with. I'm already signed up to > CSLUG , didn't see anything else in Google. > JT > > -- > James Tremblay > openSIS Product Specialist > http://www.os4ed.com > mail james "AT" os4ed.com <http://os4ed.com> > CNE 3,4,5 > MCSE w2k > CLE in training > Registered Linux user #440182 > http://en.opensuse.org/education > > > -- James Tremblay openSIS Product Specialist http://www.os4ed.com mail james "AT" os4ed.com CNE 3,4,5 MCSE w2k CLE in training Registered Linux user #440182 http://en.opensuse.org/education -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-edu] Request: space for hosting software of good/important projects at opensuse.org
by Lars Vogdt 20 Feb '09

20 Feb '09

Hi Folks Reading your Board Meeting Minutes[1], it looks like I can be the first one requesting a project place on opensuse.org :-) I hope you know the openSUSE-Education project[2] already? We've released an Add-on Media for: * openSUSE 10.2 * openSUSE 10.3 * openSUSE 11.0 * openSUSE 11.1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 containing tons of software for educational environments. Currently, the generated Online Repositories are hosted by one private server on: http://www.opensuse-education.org/download/repo/1.0/ ...and this server serves ~1TB per month. Luckily, we are able to use ftp.suse.com to provide some of the ISO images (for local installations) containing the same stuff as the Online-Repositories - THANKS! Now I want to request space on *.opensuse.org for: 1) ISO images (~27GB) 2) Our frozen Online-Repositories (~27GB) 3) Our Update-Repositories (currently ~400MB) Why don't we use the Build Service to host our Online-Repositories? => Please have a look at our FOSDEM presentation[3] and our 7 Arguments against using the current OBS for "frozen Enduser Repositories". I'm looking forward to your answer! Thanks and kind regards, Lars -- [1]: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-project/2009-02/msg00066.html [2]: http://education.opensuse.org/ [3]: http://files.opensuse.org/opensuse/en/9/95/OpenSUSE-Education-FOSDEM2009.pdf -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-edu] Input validation....
by Lars Vogdt 12 Feb '09

12 Feb '09

Just got this link - and it might be that it's interesting for someone.... http://xkcd.com/327/ ;-) Lars -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-edu] KIWI-LTSP update 0.7.1
by Jigish Gohil 10 Feb '09

10 Feb '09

Hello Community We are releasing an update to our last packages, the additions and fixes to this release are: - Added support for basic load balancing cluster using get_hosts, add MY_SERVER_LIST="space separated IP addresses of servers" All the servers should be using single authentication such as LTSP with /home on shared storage, of course they also need sshd running and firewall disabled. Credits to LTSP documentation and Shrek. - Added all the cluster packages from https://wiki.stgraber.org/LTSP-Cluster As I have no idea how to get those working, need someone smarter than me to figure it out and post a howto for us all. The basic I understand is install all those packages on a primary server, lbagent package on the secondary servers, change /etc/sysconfig/kiwi-ltsp CLUSER="1" and run "kiwi-ltsp-setup -c". The client image has all that is required to use cluster. For cluster-control, start apache and point your browser to http://localhost/ltspc, follow the instructions there to set up postgresql database. This work is thanks to stgraber and his team. - Fixed hostname generation on the client Here is a page explaining update process: http://en.opensuse.org/LTSP/Updating Cheers -J -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-edu+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-edu+help(a)opensuse.org

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