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* The development of a page on the SL wiki for highlighting classroom-made remixes, their kickstart files, and details on their usage
* The development of a page on the SL wiki for highlighting classroom-made remixes, their kickstart files, and details on their usage
* The creation of 2-4 sample remixes for specific types of classrooms to pre-populate that wiki page
* The creation of 2-4 sample remixes for specific types of classrooms to pre-populate that wiki page
* An experimental remix image-building service available for the first 2 months after the Mangolassi release
* An experimental remix image-building service available for the first 2 months after the Mango Lassi release
* Edits to the Customization Guide version for Mangolassi that reflect these changes
* Edits to the Customization Guide version for Mango Lassi that reflect these changes


== Owner ==
== Owner ==


* Name: [[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Satellit | Thomas Gilliard]]
* Name: [[User:Satellit | Thomas Gilliard]]


* Email: satellit <at> bendbroadband <dot> com
* Email: satellit <at> bendbroadband <dot> com


== Current status ==
== Current status ==
* Targeted release: (Soas v4 [[Mangolassi]])
* Targeted release: (Soas v4 [[Sugar on a Stick/Mango Lassi]])
* Last updated: [[User:Mchua|Mchua]] 23:01, 2 August 2010 (EDT)
* Last updated: [[User:Mchua|Mchua]] 23:01, 2 August 2010 (EDT)
* Percentage of completion: 70%
* Percentage of completion: 70%
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|                                            |
| +-----------------+    +---------+---+----+ |
| +-----------------+    +---------+---+----+ |
| | SoaS Mangolassi |    |remix #01|.ks|blog| |
| | SoaS Mango Lassi|    |remix #01|.ks|blog| |
| | summary        |    +---------+---+----+ |
| | summary        |    +---------+---+----+ |
| |                |    |remix #02|.ks|blog| |
| |                |    |remix #02|.ks|blog| |
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=== Sample remixes ===
=== Sample remixes ===


In order to pre-populate the [[#Wiki page]], we would follow the Customization Guide's instruction to create and post remixes for 2-4 deployments before Mangolassi's official release date. These would be specific, teacher-driven remixes that would be used in live deployments.
In order to pre-populate the [[#Wiki page]], we would follow the Customization Guide's instruction '''(Draft Content)''' [[Talk:Features/Soas_V4/Remixability#Build_Your_Own_Remix]] to create and post remixes for 2-4 deployments before Mango Lassi's official release date. These would be specific, teacher-driven remixes that would be used in live deployments.


The "blog" link for each of these remixes would go to a description - written either by or in conjunction with the teacher - on why the remix was designed that way, and what their plans for classroom usage are. ("Ms. Smith created this remix for her middle-school Spanish-language classes with the following localization and activities so she could do the following things with Sugar in her syllabus...")
The "blog" link for each of these remixes would go to a description - written either by or in conjunction with the teacher - on why the remix was designed that way, and what their plans for classroom usage are. ("Ms. Smith created this remix for her middle-school Spanish-language classes with the following localization and activities so she could do the following things with Sugar in her syllabus...")
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=== Image-building service ===
=== Image-building service ===


Provide and advertise an experimental remix image-building service available for the first 2 months after the Mangolassi release. For this time period, the feature owner takes responsibility for accepting emails with .ks files attached, building the resulting images, and responding to those emails with a link to a built .iso of the remix generated by that .ks.
Provide and advertise an experimental remix image-building service available for the first 2 months after the Mango Lassi release. For this time period, the feature owner takes responsibility for accepting emails with .ks files attached, building the resulting images, and responding to those emails with a link to a built .iso of the remix generated by that .ks.


The mechanism of this back-and-forth is up to the feature owner to determine, so long as the mechanism (and the unsupported nature of the remixes generated by it) are clear. The current proposal is as follows:
The mechanism of this back-and-forth is up to the feature owner to determine, so long as the mechanism (and the unsupported nature of the remixes generated by it) are clear. The current proposal is as follows:
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: all entries labled xxxx-remix were built using these instructions
: all entries labled xxxx-remix were built using these instructions


http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Talk:Features/Soas_V4/Install_Test_Table#Test_results
[[Talk:Features/Soas_V4/Install_Test_Table#Test_results]]


The implementation of this feature depends on:
The implementation of this feature depends on:


* the editing of the Customization Guide
* the editing of the Customization Guide
* the creation a wiki page
* the creation a wiki page '''Prototype is here:''' [[Talk:Features/SoaS Remixability]]
* the running of a Remix Image Building Service for 2 months after release
* the running of a Remix Image Building Service for 2 months after release


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== How To Test ==
== How To Test ==
*'''[[Build Your Own Remix with Fedora]]''' latest version (updated 02/08/2011)
:
*depreciated:
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Testing}}
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/Testing}}
== User Experience ==
== User Experience ==


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== Documentation ==
== Documentation ==
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_Creation_Kit#Build_Your_Own_Remix_-.28not_included_on_SCK.DVD.29
*'''[[Build Your Own Remix with Fedora]]''' latest version (updated 02/08/2011)
 
older link: [[Sugar_Creation_Kit#Build_Your_Own_Remix_-.28not_included_on_SCK.DVD.29]]


== Release Notes ==
== Release Notes ==