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== Summary ==
This is the first Sugar Server Kit release that is being positioned as ready for using in the field, thanks to the [[Sugar_Server_Kit/Solutions/Paraguay_Educa_Server|Paraguayan pilot program]]. This release should fulfill needs similar to that were faced in Paraguay. The next step will be proving this system in restricted environments within the [[Sugar_Server_Kit/Solutions/Server_on_an_XO|Server on an XO]] project for SSK-1.2.
This is also the first release that is following the [[Sugar_Server_Kit/Release_plan|Sugar Server Kit releasing plan]].
== Design changes ==
Changes made from initial, 1.0, Sugar Server Kit implementation.
'''Unified API for sugar-server'''
:: The major way to interact with sugar-server for now, is a [[Sugar_Server_Kit/sugar-server#Services|RESTfull API]]. The API inherited from the OLPC XS is preserved when it is possible, e.g., except Journal backups that were implemented differently from the begining.
'''sugar-client'''
:: [[Sugar_Server_Kit/sugar-client|sugar-client]] project is intended to be the only one on a client side to cover all possible interactions with a school server.
'''Clients are identified by profile UIDs on a server'''
:: In comparing with 1.0 implementation, and OLPC XS as well, sugar-server-1.1 [[Sugar_Server_Kit/sugar-server#User_identity_models|identifies]] clients by UID that is unique for particular user's profile, i.e., not by XO's UUIDs. That was done to cover usecases when the same hardware is being used for several users.
== Final solution ==
This release is entirely based on experience gotten during the work on Paraguayan pilot program, i.e., the functionality of Sugar Server Kit was improved and proven by using it in a school. As a result, the [[Sugar_Server_Kit/Solutions/Paraguay_Educa_Server|paraguayeduca-server]], the final Sugar Server Kit based solution, was created.
It covers the full life cycle of using school servers in environments similar to Paraguay, i.e.:
* Install Kit on USB stick to:
** install new server,
** migrate from existing installation,
** migrate from existing OLPC XS installation;
* Post-install automation tests;
* Initial setup for the Mothership to support new school servers;
* New client side behaviour based on sugar-client.
== Supported platforms ==
* Current LTS version of Ubuntu/Trisquel.
Fedora-14 will be added to supported platforms in [[Sugar_Server_Kit/1.2/Todo|1.2]] to provide
== Components ==
In comparing with [[Sugar_Server_Kit/1.0/Notes#Components|1.0]] release, there are the following changes:
* [[Sugar_Server_Kit/sugar-client|sugar-client]]<br>new component to interact with a school server on a client side;
* ''sugaroid''<br>was renamed to [[Sugar_Server_Kit/sugar-unit|sugar-unit]] to expose more general purpose of this project;
* ''sugar-server-demoxo''<br>was removed as an Sugar Server Kit component and will be back as a supported [[Sugar_Server_Kit/Solutions/Server_on_an_XO|final solution]] in [[Sugar_Server_Kit/1.2/Todo|1.2]].
== Getting the release ==
Sources in tarballs can be found on [https://packages.sugarlabs.org/project/show?project=Server%3A1 package.sugarlabs.org] and in {{Code|master-1.1}} branches in repositories on [http://git.sugarlabs.org/server git.sugarlabs.org].
Binaries for supported distributions can be found on [http://download.sugarlabs.org/packages/Server:/1/ download.sugarlabs.org].
== Looking forward ==
The next minor, [[Sugar_Server_Kit/1.2|1.2]], release should contain the following major features:
* collecting [[Sugar_Server_Kit/Usage_Statistics|usage statistics]],
* return sugar-server-demoxo as a full featured Sugar Server Kit [[Sugar_Server_Kit/Solutions/Server_on_an_XO|solution]].
See the [[Sugar_Server_Kit/1.2/Todo|1.2 TODO list]] for more details.
== Credits ==
* [http://activitycentral.com/ Activity Central] for supporting during the work on 1.1 release.
* [http://www.paraguayeduca.org/ Paraguay Educa] for supporting during the work on 1.1 release, sharing deployment experience and needs, making it possible to have a pilot program in one of Caacupe schools.
* The [[Wiki Team]] for continuous polishing [[Sugar Server Kit]] wiki pages.
* The [[Infrastructure Team]] to support servers and services that are being used within the [[Sugar Server Kit]] project.
This is the first Sugar Server Kit release that is being positioned as ready for using in the field, thanks to the [[Sugar_Server_Kit/Solutions/Paraguay_Educa_Server|Paraguayan pilot program]]. This release should fulfill needs similar to that were faced in Paraguay. The next step will be proving this system in restricted environments within the [[Sugar_Server_Kit/Solutions/Server_on_an_XO|Server on an XO]] project for SSK-1.2.
This is also the first release that is following the [[Sugar_Server_Kit/Release_plan|Sugar Server Kit releasing plan]].
== Design changes ==
Changes made from initial, 1.0, Sugar Server Kit implementation.
'''Unified API for sugar-server'''
:: The major way to interact with sugar-server for now, is a [[Sugar_Server_Kit/sugar-server#Services|RESTfull API]]. The API inherited from the OLPC XS is preserved when it is possible, e.g., except Journal backups that were implemented differently from the begining.
'''sugar-client'''
:: [[Sugar_Server_Kit/sugar-client|sugar-client]] project is intended to be the only one on a client side to cover all possible interactions with a school server.
'''Clients are identified by profile UIDs on a server'''
:: In comparing with 1.0 implementation, and OLPC XS as well, sugar-server-1.1 [[Sugar_Server_Kit/sugar-server#User_identity_models|identifies]] clients by UID that is unique for particular user's profile, i.e., not by XO's UUIDs. That was done to cover usecases when the same hardware is being used for several users.
== Final solution ==
This release is entirely based on experience gotten during the work on Paraguayan pilot program, i.e., the functionality of Sugar Server Kit was improved and proven by using it in a school. As a result, the [[Sugar_Server_Kit/Solutions/Paraguay_Educa_Server|paraguayeduca-server]], the final Sugar Server Kit based solution, was created.
It covers the full life cycle of using school servers in environments similar to Paraguay, i.e.:
* Install Kit on USB stick to:
** install new server,
** migrate from existing installation,
** migrate from existing OLPC XS installation;
* Post-install automation tests;
* Initial setup for the Mothership to support new school servers;
* New client side behaviour based on sugar-client.
== Supported platforms ==
* Current LTS version of Ubuntu/Trisquel.
Fedora-14 will be added to supported platforms in [[Sugar_Server_Kit/1.2/Todo|1.2]] to provide
== Components ==
In comparing with [[Sugar_Server_Kit/1.0/Notes#Components|1.0]] release, there are the following changes:
* [[Sugar_Server_Kit/sugar-client|sugar-client]]<br>new component to interact with a school server on a client side;
* ''sugaroid''<br>was renamed to [[Sugar_Server_Kit/sugar-unit|sugar-unit]] to expose more general purpose of this project;
* ''sugar-server-demoxo''<br>was removed as an Sugar Server Kit component and will be back as a supported [[Sugar_Server_Kit/Solutions/Server_on_an_XO|final solution]] in [[Sugar_Server_Kit/1.2/Todo|1.2]].
== Getting the release ==
Sources in tarballs can be found on [https://packages.sugarlabs.org/project/show?project=Server%3A1 package.sugarlabs.org] and in {{Code|master-1.1}} branches in repositories on [http://git.sugarlabs.org/server git.sugarlabs.org].
Binaries for supported distributions can be found on [http://download.sugarlabs.org/packages/Server:/1/ download.sugarlabs.org].
== Looking forward ==
The next minor, [[Sugar_Server_Kit/1.2|1.2]], release should contain the following major features:
* collecting [[Sugar_Server_Kit/Usage_Statistics|usage statistics]],
* return sugar-server-demoxo as a full featured Sugar Server Kit [[Sugar_Server_Kit/Solutions/Server_on_an_XO|solution]].
See the [[Sugar_Server_Kit/1.2/Todo|1.2 TODO list]] for more details.
== Credits ==
* [http://activitycentral.com/ Activity Central] for supporting during the work on 1.1 release.
* [http://www.paraguayeduca.org/ Paraguay Educa] for supporting during the work on 1.1 release, sharing deployment experience and needs, making it possible to have a pilot program in one of Caacupe schools.
* The [[Wiki Team]] for continuous polishing [[Sugar Server Kit]] wiki pages.
* The [[Infrastructure Team]] to support servers and services that are being used within the [[Sugar Server Kit]] project.