Skolelinux roadmap

The goal for the DebianEdu project is to release Skolelinux at the same time as Debian. In general Debian is released every 18-24 month with security updates over a period of about 36 months after the release. Our experience is that the schools don't have the manpower to upgrade every year. A lifespan of 2-3 years is more suited for the system admins with scarce resources.

Skolelinux is a enterprise distro tailormade for maintenance from a central operation centre. Many municipalities run their Skolelinux servers centrally for many schools. The system can also be maintained localy at a school or small or medium business.

Planed changes for release 3.0r1

This are the planed changes for the r1 point release of the 3.0 version of Skolelinux. Not all of the following points are show stoppers and may be handled on later point releases.

Change to

Description

Who

Status

cd build

Upgrade the debian-cd build framework to the latest svn version

windows installer

Include a windows installer on the CDs and DVD

windows software

Include on the DVD some Windows install packages for useful Windows software (OOo, Firefox, etc)

documentation

Update the documentation

all

ldap-access

Find a way to check the SSL certificates when talking to the LDAP server, and fix lwat and samba to work with the new setup

libpam-foreground

Update libpam-foreground to a clean backport from sid/lenny instead of our home patched version

Petter

(./)

task framework

Change the task installation framework to handle language specific list of packages to install

network-manager

Update the network-manager packages to use a backport from unstable to fix some console user access issues. (And only install it in standalone and not workstation+laptops installs)

Already achieved (and missed) functions in release 3.0r0

If you feel one of the missed pints should be handled in 3.0r1, please copy it upwards.

Function

Description

Status

Laptop profile

With the power management working. And scripts to set up a nomad coupling that connects the laptop to the Skolelinux network when it recognise that, and the home net when that is nearby (wifi-radar support etc.).

Full support for decoders

Decoders for for Windows Media, DVD encryption, mp3, mov, mpg etc. has to be easy to install

USB out of the box

This is turned on by ?InOut an others by manual configuration. It's fixed out of the box in Debian Etch. USB support will also be pressent out of the box on half thich clients (diskless workstations) and thin clients (if the clients are not to old, and have USB version > 1.0)

(./)

FEIDE out of the box

FEIDE is a ministry driven authentification system for pupils and teachers in Norwegian schools).

Install more pedagogic software

Tailor this to a easy to use menu edeting system tailored for different grades

(./)

Links to pedagogic content

Use of Open Content is increasing. The Norwegian Ministry of Education uses 6,3 million EURO to digital teaching content in 2006.

Turn swap on with thin client and diskless workstations

Swap has to be default on client machins

(./)

Improved user admin with CipUX

CipUX is the new user admin system for Skolelinux made by the French/German team

Slick desktop with eye candy

A lot of people don't care about the installed programs or the architecture. Eye-candy is everything. Lets us give them that

(./)

Suggestions

Earlier releases

Version

Minor

Based on

First released

Skolelinux 3.0

r1

Debian Etch

August/September 2007

Skolelinux 3.0

r0

Debian Etch

July 22th 2007

Skolelinux 2.0

r0

Debian Sarge

March 14th 2006

Skolelinux 1.0

r1

Debian Wody

Juni 20th 2004