[Sugar-devel] [SERVER] [ANNOUNCE] Sugar Server Kit v1.0 initial release

[Jerry Vonau]

On Wed, 2011-08-24 at 03:34 +0000, Aleksey Lim wrote:

> The original url to these notes is
> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Server_Kit/1.0/Notes
> 
> This is an initial release of the project that was previously
> anounced as "Sugar Server". Obviously, "Sugar Server Kit" sounds
> more appropriate.
> 
> == Summary ==
> 
> This is the initial release of Sugar Server Kit project. It 
> states the fact that basic ideas and core implementations are settled 
> down. This release should not be treated as a release that is ready 
> to use in the field, but see the #Looking forward|Looking forward 
> section.
> 
> == Conception ==
> 
> Sugar Server Kit is not a final solution for school servers in 
> the filed but rather a set of components that do its work on its own. 
> They might be composed to the final solution basing on particular 
> needs of deployments of distributors.
> 
> Read the following documents to know more:
> 
> * Architecture
>   http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Server_Kit/Architecture
> * Statement of purpose for releases
>   http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Server_Kit/Release_plan
> 
> == Components ==
> 
> The components that were initiated at that time:
> 
> * sugar-server
>   http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Server_Kit/sugar-server
>   The deamon that provides basic sugar related 
>   services, like anti-thief support or Journal backup. 
> * mace
>   http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Server_Kit/Mace
>   The mace is a tool to make final configuration using 
>   source templates. Mace is supposed to help with configuration of 
>   services on Server based school servers.
> * sugar-server-templates
>   http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Server_Kit/sugar-server-templates
>   This component contains configuration 
>   templates of basic services that need to be installed and configured 
>   on bare servers at school. It is possible to peek at some of these 
>   services in a downstream solution to apply using the mace 
>   utility. See the demoxo demonstration project for example.
> * sugaroid
>   http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Server_Kit/sugaroid
>   It is a library and application that mimics regular 
>   sugar client behaviour to help with testing Sugar Server Kit 
>   components and Sugar Server Kit based solutions.
> * prosody-sugar
>   http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Server_Kit/Prosody
>   Sugar specific plugins for [http://prosody.im/ 
>   Prosody], lightweight Jabber/XMPP server.
> * sugar-server-demoxo
>   http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Server_Kit/sugar-server-demoxo
>   This is a demonstration of a Sugar 
>   Server Kit based school server solution. It is intended to be run 
>   on XO-1 laptops to demonstrate how a Sugar Server Kit based 
>   downstream solution might look, but that's only Sugar Server 
>   Kit/Architecture#Black_box_model|one of the possible ways it might 
>   be applied.
> 

Any plans to release a XO-1.5 version? I'd be interested in the
os-builder ini file you used to create this image.

> == Getting the release ==
> 
> There are no source tarballs released since it is not production 
> targeted release and it is not yet clear what deployment model will 
> be eventually useful. For now there are only version tags in 
> [http://git.sugarlabs.org/server git repositories].
> 
> In any case, the easiest way to try new project is setting up 
> school server on a XO-1 laptop using demoxo. There is also instructions
> http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Server_Kit/sugar-server-demoxo#Install_from_yum_repository
> how to setup it in Fedora-14 environment on a XO-1. This 
> [http://download.sugarlabs.org/packages/Server:/1/Fedora-14/ 
> Fedora-14 binary repository] might be also used to install particular 
> component for singular usage.

I take it we can drop-in the .repo file and yum install on any stock F14
installation?

> Binaries were built only for Fedora-14 distribution because current
> usage is only Fedora-14. Sugar Server Kit is distribution agnostic
> project and new distribution builds will be supported on purpose.
> 
> == Looking forward ==
> 
> The next minor, 1.1, release should:
> 
> * be the first release that will follow the releasing plan,
> * have reliable set internal automatic tests of all Sugar Server 
>   Kit components,
> * reliable set of system integration automatic tests of Sugar 
>   Server Kit components using sugar_Server_Kit/sugaroid|sugaroid 
>   application,
> * documented on development and deployment levels,
> * have at least one production deployment.
> 
> == Credits ==
> 
> * David Farning for an initial push to have community level project 
>   for school server.
> * OLPC School server (XS) project that was used as a prototype for 
>   sugar-server, mace and sugar-server-templates components.
> * People from Nepalese, Paraguayan and Australian deployments for 
>   sharing their experience.
> * Especial thanks to [http://www.paraguayeduca.org/ Paraguay Educa] 
>   for their interest and contribution to Sugar Server Kit project.


Downloading image now,

Jerry