Hi Tom, On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 7:35 AM, Tom Hoffman <tom.hoff...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 1. Suppose a school is using a different (perhaps proprietary) program for >> SIS.... >> > > This kind of interoperability is, as you might expect, something that we've > spend quite a bit of time talking about over the past few years. There is, > unfortunately, no great answer to the question. We've pretty much settled > on getting people to dump data into spreadsheets or CSV's, which they are at > least familiar with. > Sounds reasonable to me. The mere fact that you've been putting so much effort into it suggests to me that you're doing as well as can be hoped. > > >> 2. One of my main concerns is supporting schools that use Macs/Windows. >> Could schools get a single server running Edubuntu, and then have teachers >> use SchoolTool via a browser no matter what platform they are running? If >> not, what would you guess is your timeline for supporting Windows & Macs? >> > > Yes, and using a virtual machine and a standard image is a particularly > good idea. The timeline for supporting other host OS's is dependent on the > demand and realistically how long it takes someone else to do it or pay > someone else to do it. > OK, for a "serious" solution then I'm getting comfortable with the idea of requiring that the school simply set up an Edubuntu server. > 3. Is implementing SchoolTool support for TuxMath the kind of thing you'd >> consider getting started as, say, a GSoC project for 2009? Would you be >> interested in finding a student to co-mentor? Or is it too soon, i.e., would >> it just distract you from the things you really need to be doing? >> > > Well, if we're doing things right, it shouldn't take much custom work. > That's great news. I will start playing with SchoolTool and suggest to tuxmath-devel that we look into cooperation Best, --Tim
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