School Server
When we deploy one laptop per child, we must also provide additional infrastructure extending the capabilities of the laptops. While the laptops are self-sufficient for many learning activities, other activities and services depend on the School Server providing connectivity, shared resources and services. Services, tools and activities running on the School Server allow asynchronous interaction, can use larger storage capacity, and take advantage of the processing power of the XS.
The XO School server, or XS, is one of the products of the olpc project, designed to complement the XO laptop. It is a Linux-based OS (a Fedora-based distribution) engineered to be installed on generic low-end servers. olpc outlines hardware recommendations and in the future, may offer a hardware platform specially designed for the role.
DBF is focused on creating a School Server community for Indian Deployments. This community would study and understand the school server requirements and try to resolve the challenges confronted. It also aims at creating a network of school servers for content sharing. Some Useful Resources to Get Started :
- XS Features discusses the key features and services.
- XS Recommended Hardware describes the hardware for the School Server
- XS Installing Software has instructions for installing the latest School Server images
- Read the XS Release Notes
- XS Configuration Management has aids to configuring the software for your school
You could join the server-devel mailing list, and can search its archives. There is also a dedicated IRC channel: #schoolserver on irc.oftc.net.