[Sugar-devel] What is the vision for software update?

[Martin Dengler]

On Mon, Jun 01, 2009 at 11:54:34AM -0400, Caroline Meeks wrote:
> Does it require Root to update the software?

root is required to update the OS via yum/rpm.

> Do students do it themselves somehow?

Students can update Activities via the Sugar control panel.

> Is the updating of activities vs sugar code vs fedora code integrate or
> separate?

There are separate mechanisms for Activties vs. OS code updates.  The
pros and cons of this have been periodically discussed ("rpm vs. xo"
debates).

> We are imagining that having the XS control all this is the optimal
> solution.

I think it should work, but not be required or optimal.  SoaS does,
and should continue to, work well independently of an XS.

Martin
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