Features/Terminal Sharing - Revision history

Erikos at 12:24, 6 December 2009

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	== Current status ==		== Current status ==
	* Targeted release: ~~0.86~~		* Targeted release:
	* Last updated: 2009-07-22		* Last updated: 2009-07-22
	* Percentage of completion: 100%		* Percentage of completion: 100%

FGrose at 06:51, 18 October 2009

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	== Summary ==		== Summary ==
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	== Contingency Plan ==		== Contingency Plan ==
	Tell people to install GNU Screen and ~~openssh~~ manually before installing ~~shareterm~~, or possibly try to package static binaries into the .xo. Neither is ideal, especially because ShareTerm is most appropriate for users who are not yet comfortable with the command line.		Tell people to install GNU Screen and OpenSSH manually before installing ShareTerm, or possibly try to package static binaries into the .xo. Neither is ideal, especially because ShareTerm is most appropriate for users who are not yet comfortable with the command line.

	== Documentation ==		== Documentation ==
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	== Comments and Discussion ==		== Comments and Discussion ==
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Dennis Daniels: /* Detailed Description */

2009-08-03T20:17:06Z

Detailed Description

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	ShareTerm is		ShareTerm is
	a variant of Terminal designed to enable collaborative work at the command		a variant of Terminal designed to enable collaborative work at the command
	prompt. ShareTerm works by starting an unprivileged SSH daemon and a GNU Screen		prompt. ShareTerm works by starting an unprivileged SSH daemon and a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Screen GNU Screen] session. The SSH daemon is tunneled over a Telepathy Stream Tube. To avoid the need for passwords, public-key authentication is used. The system should support an arbitrary number of participants, though at the moment the sshd is configured with a maximum of 10.
	session. The SSH daemon is tunneled over a Telepathy Stream Tube. To
	avoid the need for passwords, public-key authentication is used. The
	system should support an arbitrary number of participants, though at the
	moment the sshd is configured with a maximum of 10.


	== Benefit to Sugar ==		== Benefit to Sugar ==

Dennis Daniels: /* How To Test */

2009-08-03T20:15:26Z

How To Test

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	== How To Test ==		== How To Test ==
	* Install the bundle from:		* Install the bundle from:
	http://dev.laptop.org/~bemasc/ShareTerm-1.xo		:[http://dev.laptop.org/~bemasc/ShareTerm-1.xo Shareterm]
	* Install GNU Screen on your system. MANDATORY. NOTE: GNU Screen is ~~not~~		* Install GNU Screen on your system. MANDATORY. NOTE: GNU Screen is _not_ installed by default on many Sugar systems, including OLPC's XO distributions.
	installed by default on many Sugar systems, including OLPC's XO distributions.
	* Make sure you are running with Rainbow enabled!		* Make sure you are running with Rainbow enabled!
	* Start ShareTerm from the Sugar UI, and then share it like any		* Start ShareTerm from the Sugar UI, and then share it like any collaborative Activity.
	collaborative Activity

	== User Experience ==		== User Experience ==

FGrose at 16:23, 3 August 2009

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Bemasc at 17:00, 22 July 2009

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== Summary ==
This feature represents [http://dev.laptop.org/~bemasc/ShareTerm-1.xo ShareTerm], an Activity providing a shareable version of Terminal so that users can interact over the network at a single command prompt.

== Owner ==
* Name: [[User:bemasc| Ben Schwartz]]

* Email: bmschwar@fas.harvard.edu

== Current status ==
* Targeted release: 0.86
* Last updated: 2009-07-22
* Percentage of completion: 100%

== Detailed Description ==
ShareTerm is
a variant of Terminal designed to enable collaborative work at the command
prompt. ShareTerm works by starting an unprivileged SSH daemon and a GNU Screen
session. The SSH daemon is tunneled over a Telepathy Stream Tube. To
avoid the need for passwords, public-key authentication is used. The
system should support an arbitrary number of participants, though at the
moment the sshd is configured with a maximum of 10.

== Benefit to Sugar ==
I hope that ShareTerm will be useful for teaching UNIX and programming
skills to novices. For experts, the window management of Screen will be
especially useful.

== Scope ==
The only change required to Sugar is to add a dependency on GNU Screen and OpenSSH, which are available in every distro's package system. I think ShareTerm may merit inclusion in Fructose, but the important thing is to make Sugar-0.86 depend on Screen.

== How To Test ==
* Install the bundle from:
http://dev.laptop.org/~bemasc/ShareTerm-1.xo
* Install GNU Screen on your system. MANDATORY. NOTE: GNU Screen is not
installed by default on many Sugar systems, including OLPC's XO distributions.
* Make sure you are running with Rainbow enabled!
* Start ShareTerm from the Sugar UI, and then share it like any
collaborative Activity

== User Experience ==
Shared Terminal. Each user can type into the same shared instance from different machines, and their keystrokes will all register. The instance actually runs on the initiator's computer.

== Dependencies ==
GNU Screen and OpenSSH. If security is a consideration, then Rainbow is an important requirement as well. Running ShareTerm allows any friend who joins the activity to run arbitrary commands on your computer. Rainbow ensures that these commands are run as a restricted, unprivileged account. If you are running without Rainbow, you should be sure to invite only people you trust to your ShareTerm!

== Contingency Plan ==
Tell people to install GNU Screen and openssh manually before installing shareterm, or possibly try to package static binaries into the .xo. Neither is ideal, especially because ShareTerm is most appropriate for users who are not yet comfortable with the command line.

== Documentation ==
http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/2009-May/014165.html

== Release Notes ==
No significant changes are noteworthy here.

== Comments and Discussion ==
* See [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|discussion tab for this feature]] 

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