package: wnpp severity: wishlist x-debbugs-cc: debian-edu@lists.debian.org, edubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com, tom.hoffman@gmail.com On Tuesday 11 November 2008 20:40, Tom Hoffman wrote: > I'm happy to announce that we've got a new release of SchoolTool, a > free student information system, out in sync with Ubuntu 2008.10. > We're calling it a "beta." We plan on continuing to map to the Ubuntu > schedule, with "1.0" slated for April. > > Details about the release here: > > http://book.schooltool.org/htmlhelp/intrepid-features.html > > Installation instructions: http://book.schooltool.org/htmlhelp/install.html > > Geeky packagaging explanation: Currently, we're distributing > SchoolTool .deb packages for Ubuntu through our personal package > archive (PPA) on Launchpad.net. There is a bit of a roadblock for us > and Debian & Ubuntu proper because of the Zope 3 packages. Basically, > Zope 3 has switched itself from being a more or less monolithic > application server to being a pile of libraries, packaged as Python > eggs (like Java .jars, for example). The current Debian and Ubuntu > packages for Zope 3 are the monolithic version. We've got scripts to > autogenerate separate .debs for all the little libraries now packaged > as separate eggs. The current Zope 3 maintainers don't have a lot of > enthusiasm for exploding the number of .deb packages they'll need to > maintain. So we're at a bit of a standoff. In the medium term, this > doesn't seem to be a big issue, since, while not being in the main > Ubuntu repositories isn't idea, it is an advantage for us to be able > to push bugfixes into our PPA very quickly and control our whole stack > ourselves. > > A couple additional notes: we're working right now on setup/export via > spreadsheets, which I think will make everyone wanting to experiment > with SchoolTool happy. We should have that in an update release soon. > > Also, I'm working on documentation for using SchoolTool as a personal > gradebook or for scheduling resources in a school, which are good ways > to use/test SchoolTool without making a major commitment. > > Enjoy! > > --Tom Hoffman Hi, I'd very much welcome packages in experimental, incl. modular zope 3 packages ;) regards & thanks for sharing this! Holger
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