Open School Server
| Open School Server | |
|---|---|
| developer | Peter Varkoly |
| License (s) | Information is missing |
| Current version | 4.1 (December 02, 2019) |
| ancestry |
Linux ↳ SUSE Linux ES ↳ Open School Server |
| Architecture (s) | x86 , x64 |
| openschoolserver.net | |
The Open School Server ( OSS ) is a based on openSUSE (formerly SUSE Linux Enterprise Server ) developed GNU / Linux - Server - Distribution for use in educational school networks . It is offered with fee-based support and additional services. It is the program with the largest blacklist for sites harmful to minors on the Internet.
history
After SUSE Linux GmbH initially developed a school server called "SUSE Linux School Server" (SLSS) as part of a cooperation with the city of Fürth in 2002 , the further development and marketing of which was discontinued after the sale of some licenses, the company took over in 2004 Extis GmbH is responsible for the marketing of the OSS and parts of the support. A former team member of the SLSS, Peter Varkoly, took over the complete further development. A short time later, the first successor version of the SLSS came out with the OSS 2.0.
In December 2005, the first comprehensive “school server developer conference” took place in Erlangen with developers from various free school servers in order to discuss common standards and future cooperation. Some of the results have been summarized in a separate wiki and should be taken into account in future school server developments. The latest version of the Open School Server adheres to many of these new standards.
features
An essential component of the Open School Server is the simple administration and integration of various (partner) products.
According to their own statement, the developers attach particular importance to working with schools, whose wishes and suggestions for expansion will be incorporated into future versions. Installed systems are currently kept up-to-date via YaST and thus receive new features directly via an online update.
Some features of the Open School Server:
- Support from Rembo / mySHN
- Automatic installation of Linux clients ( terminal server , workstation or thin client )
- own internet filter SquidGuard as well as support of the paid TIME for kids school filter plus
- Scalability: Use of several servers in a school through to use in school associations
- External administration access via HTTPS and / or SSH possible
- Work in a protected environment (exam mode)
- Choice between two groupware solutions ( EGroupware and Open-Xchange ) for school communication
- additional packages such as Moodle or Joomla for the school intranet
Price, support and sales models
Open School Server is available free of charge as a download version without any restrictions in terms of functionality, but then no support is granted.
The Extis company cooperates with various companies that offer educational IT solutions for schools and offers both paid training courses and support contracts for schools. The aim is to provide schools with a permanent contact person for their questions and problems. There are paid versions in different price categories that, depending on the price, include e-mail support or installation in the school. Training courses for administrators and teaching staff are also offered.
See also
- E-learning
- Linux sample solution
- Online didactics
- Open source software in public institutions
- Schools on the Net
- Skolelinux
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- ^ A b Marcel Hilzinger: Open School Server exclusively on magazine CD »Linux magazine .
- ↑ - ( Memento of the original from October 16, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ openSUSE 12.2: AutoYaST . Archived from the original on September 2, 2006. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved September 24, 2006.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from July 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
