On Sun, Jul 18, 2010 at 5:04 AM, Tabitha Roder <tabi...@tabitha.net.nz>wrote:
> Hi > > Has anyone tried backing up the Journal to Google docs? A school told us > they are using google apps (for education) and would like Sugar to store the > Journal in Google clouds. Really, what they would like is a backup system so > loss of the device doesn't mean the loss of all the student's work -- the > school server provides a backup system, this may be sufficient. Does anyone > have success stories we can show them along the "Little Johnny started > learning how to customise his operating system now his XO won't boot, we > reflashed it, and all his Sugar activity work was restored from the XS". > > I'm guessing tight integration with a cloud isn't a design goal of the > school server but if it can hand off to the cloud this would make them > happier. They have a google partner who can make at least some magic happen, > does anyone have any pointers on how to do a feasibility study? > > Google Education Apps: http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/edu/index.html > > Thanks > Tabitha > If Sugar on a Stick images are prepared with a separate, persistent Home directory (with the --home-size-mb option of livecd-iso-to-disk, or with the --copy-home option of http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick/Sugar_Clone, that allows one to share a customized Journal) then the entire, Home directory (with the Journal) can be backed-up, shared, or swapped by means of the /LiveOS/home.img file (an un-compressed filesystem package that is loop mounted in the LiveOS to provide the /home/ directory). The persistent home feature is available in all SoaS versions by invoking the livecd-ico-to-disk script. See http://www.mail-archive.com/s...@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg01608.html for patches that will make the copy-overlay and copy-home customization features more readily available. A cloud-based swapping service for home.img files seems quite reasonable for those with sufficient Internet bandwidth. --Fred
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