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Line 36 Now what do I do? How do I begin?</a>
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| <br />3. <a href="#q3">Why do I have to worry about choosing a "role"?</a> |
<br />3. <a href="#q3">Why do I have to worry about choosing a "role"?</a> |
| <br />4. <a href="#q4">What kind of computer and operating will this work |
<br />4. <a href="#q4">What kind of computer and operating will this work |
| on?</a> |
on?</a> |
| <br />4a. <a href="#q4">Will this work on BSD Unix?</a> |
<br />4a. <a href="#q4a">Will this work on BSD Unix?</a> |
| <br />4b. <a href="#q4">Will this work on Mac OS X?</a> |
<br />4b. <a href="#q4b">Will this work on Mac OS X?</a> |
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<br />4c. <a href="#q4c">Will this work on an old SPARC, Solaris, SGI, NeXT, or |
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DEC machine that is collecting cobwebs in my university's technology center?</a> |
| <br />5. <a href="#q5">What does LON-CAPA stand for?</a> |
<br />5. <a href="#q5">What does LON-CAPA stand for?</a> |
| <br />6. <a href="#q6">Who wrote this code?</a> |
<br />6. <a href="#q6">Who wrote this code?</a> |
| <br />7. <a href="#q7">Where is this software being used?</a> |
<br />7. <a href="#q7">Where is this software being used?</a> |
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Line 55 ideas surrounding the LON-CAPA project?<
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Line 57 ideas surrounding the LON-CAPA project?<
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| <br />17. <a href="#q17">How are you similar or different to |
<br />17. <a href="#q17">How are you similar or different to |
| WebCT, Blackboard, etc?</a> |
WebCT, Blackboard, etc?</a> |
| </blockquote> |
</blockquote> |
| <hr />1. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q1" />What is TtH and how do I know I have it?</font></font> |
<hr />1. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q1" />What is TtH and how |
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do I know I have it?</font></font> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| TtH = TeX-to-HTML. |
TtH = TeX-to-HTML. |
| You should have a file called tth.so on your system. If you do not |
You should have a file called <tt>tth.so</tt> on your system. If you do not |
| have it, then you should download and install the binary |
have it (should be located somewhere underneath /usr/lib/perl5), then you |
| http://install.lon-capa.org/3.1/binaries/tth.so |
should download and install the binary |
| into your |
<a href="http://install.lon-capa.org/resources/tth.so"> |
| /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.???/ directory. |
http://install.lon-capa.org/resources/tth.so</a> |
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into your /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.???/ directory (5.??? corresponds |
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to the version number of your perl distribution). |
| </p> |
</p> |
| <hr />2. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q2" />So I think I'm done with the LON-CAPA installation. |
<hr />2. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q2" />So I think I'm done |
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with the LON-CAPA installation. |
| Now what do I do? How do I begin?</font></font> |
Now what do I do? How do I begin?</font></font> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| You will first need to set up a domain coordinator on your machine. |
You will first need to set up a domain coordinator on your machine. |
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Line 80 yet have a user manual, but
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| <a href="mailto:felicia@lon-capa.org">Felicia</a> is helping answer |
<a href="mailto:felicia@lon-capa.org">Felicia</a> is helping answer |
| questions related to the LON-CAPA web interface. |
questions related to the LON-CAPA web interface. |
| </p> |
</p> |
| <hr />3. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q3" />Why do I have to worry about choosing a "role"?</font></font> |
<hr />3. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q3" />Why do I have to |
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worry about choosing a "role"?</font></font> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| A critical feature of the LON-CAPA interface is the idea that a user |
A critical feature of the LON-CAPA interface is the idea that a user |
| must select a role before doing anything further inside the educational |
must select a role before doing anything further inside the educational |
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| computer and operating will this work on?</font></font> |
computer and operating will this work on?</font></font> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| The operating system LON-CAPA runs on is the Linux operating |
The operating system LON-CAPA runs on is the Linux operating |
| system. LON-CAPA relies on an Intel-based architecture. |
system (RedHat 7.3 is the supported linux distribution). |
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LON-CAPA relies on an Intel-based architecture. In order to |
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move beyond this state of affairs, we are beginning to develop |
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a BSD-based solution, as well as a set of diagnostic scripts |
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which should verify LON-CAPA's performance on any computer platform. |
| </p> |
</p> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| For full-time, classroom usage, an adequate LON-CAPA server |
For full-time, classroom usage, an adequate LON-CAPA server |
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| </p> |
</p> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| If thousands of students start accessing the box as a web server... |
If thousands of students start accessing the box as a web server... |
| well you may want to consider more options. The design of the LON-CAPA |
you may want to consider more options. The design of the LON-CAPA |
| system is to naturally and transparently load-balance on multiple |
system is to naturally and transparently load-balance on multiple |
| computer clusters. So, a simple solution for running an entire |
computer clusters. So, a simple solution for running an entire |
| college campus is to just have an adequate plurality of LON-CAPA |
college campus is to just have an adequate plurality of LON-CAPA |
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Line 118 servers rather than a single, particular
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Line 128 servers rather than a single, particular
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<p> |
| We like to think of high web server usage as "a good problem" though.. :) |
We like to think of high web server usage as "a good problem" though.. :) |
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</p> |
| <hr />4a. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q4" />Will this work on BSD Unix?</font></font> |
<hr />4a. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q4a" />Will this work on |
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BSD?</font></font> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| No. |
Active development has begun for supporting LON-CAPA on FreeBSD version 4.7. |
| </p> |
</p> |
| <hr />4b. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q4" />Will this work on Mac OS X?</font></font> |
<hr />4b. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q4b" />Will this work on |
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Mac OS X?</font></font> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| No. |
No. Plans for Mac OS X involve waiting for completion of a FreeBSD version 4.7 |
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solution, as well as allowing Mac OS X more time to mature within the freeware |
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community. |
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</p> |
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<hr />4c. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q4c">Will this work on |
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an old SPARC, Solaris, SGI, NeXT, or DEC machine that is collecting cobwebs in |
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my university's technology center?</font></font> |
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<p> |
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No. The needs for predictable performance of a LON-CAPA system cause us |
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to emphasize support on a restricted set of platforms. We welcome developers |
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who would like to create porting solutions, however based on our timeline, |
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you are even more strongly encouraged to help develop the actual educational |
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software technology seen by students and instructors. |
| </p> |
</p> |
| <hr />5. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q5" />What does LON-CAPA stand for?</font></font> |
<hr />5. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q5" />What does LON-CAPA |
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stand for?</font></font> |
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<p> |
| The Learning Online Network with Computer-Assisted Personalized Approach. |
The Learning Online Network with Computer-Assisted Personalized Approach. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
| An eclectic variant is: Look! Our New Car Answers Pizza Appetites. |
An eclectic variant is: Look! Our New Car Answers Pizza Appetites. |
| </p> |
</p> |
| <hr />6. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q6" />Who wrote this code?</font></font> |
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<p> |
| This code was originally written by a group of staff and graduate assistants |
Or something. |
| at Michigan State University. We are now receiving software contributions |
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| from several other universities. The technical design behind the project |
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| was constructed by Gerd Kortemeyer. |
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</p> |
| <hr />7. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q7" />Where is this software being used?</font></font> |
<hr />6. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q6" />Who wrote this |
| <hr />8. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q8" />What are current plans for the installation?</font></font> |
code?</font></font> |
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The ultimate goal of LON-CAPA is to be a software initiative with a |
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sense of ownership spanning the entire academic and freeware community. |
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As such, LON-CAPA is progressing toward a piece of code that is not |
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characterized by a set of individual authors or any measure of territoriality. |
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<p> |
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To date, LON-CAPA has received code contributions from a growing |
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number of academic institutions and freeware contributors. LON-CAPA first |
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originated at Michigan State University in 2000 based on a grant funded |
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initiative, <i>Kortemeyer, et. al.</i>. |
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</p> |
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<hr />7. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q7" />Where is this |
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software being used?</font></font> |
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<p> |
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The existing user sites are: |
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</p> |
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<ul> |
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<li>4 high schools in Michigan</li> |
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<li>Westshore Community College and Truckee Meadows Community College</li> |
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<li>Universities in Senegal, Hungary, Germany, Canada (Simon Frasier |
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University) and Zimbabwe</li> |
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<li>Florida State University</li> |
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<li>George Washington University</li> |
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<li>Michigan State University</li> |
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<li>Ohio University</li> |
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<li>SUNY Stony Brook</li> |
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<li>Florida State University</li> |
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<li>University of Massachusetts at Amherst</li> |
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<li>University of Michigan</li> |
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<li>University of South Carolina</li> |
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<li>University of North Carolina, Greensboro</li> |
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</ul> |
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<hr />8. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q8" />What are current |
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plans for the installation?</font></font> |
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<p> |
| We have been able to run LON-CAPA on RedHat 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, Debian, and |
We have been able to run LON-CAPA on RedHat 6.2, 7.1, 7.2, Debian, and |
| Mandrake. |
Mandrake. |
| </p> |
</p> |
| <hr />9. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q9" />How do I upgrade?</font></font> |
<hr />9. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q9" />How do I |
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upgrade?</font></font> |
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<p> |
| You must use CVS over the network. |
You must use CVS over the network. |
| Please click on the upgrade button at the top of this web page. |
Please click on the upgrade button at the top of this web page. |
| </p> |
</p> |
| <hr />10. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q10" />What are RPMs?</font></font> |
<hr />10. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q10" />What are |
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RPMs?</font></font> |
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<p> |
| Software packages that are (usually) very easy to install. RPM stands |
Software packages that are (usually) very easy to install. RPM stands |
| for RedHat Packaging Manager software package. |
for RedHat Packaging Manager software package. |
| </p> |
</p> |
| <hr />11. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q11" />How do I know this will be a secure solution for |
<hr />11. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q11" />How do I know |
| my users?</font></font> |
this will be a secure solution for my users?</font></font> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| LON-CAPA is distributed without warranty as described in the |
LON-CAPA is distributed without warranty as described in the |
| <a href="http://mycrow.mph.msu.edu/docs/license/index.html">license</a>. |
<a href="http://install.lon-capa.org/docs/license/index.html">license</a>. |
| </p> |
</p> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| We do think our security strategy is fairly robust. Important communications |
We do think our security strategy is fairly robust. Important communications |
| are encrypted and the server-client validation is instantiated in such |
are encrypted and the server-client validation is instantiated in such |
| a way as to prevent any remotely conceivable kind of spoofing. |
a way as to prevent any remotely conceivable kind of spoofing. |
| </p> |
</p> |
| <hr />12. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q12" />How do I contribute code?</font></font> |
<hr />12. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q12" />How do I |
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contribute code?</font></font> |
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<p> |
| Send a diff to <a href="mailto:lon-capa-dev@mail.lon-capa.org"> |
Send a diff to <a href="mailto:lon-capa-dev@mail.lon-capa.org"> |
| lon-capa-dev@mail.lon-capa.org</a>. It helps if you give it context |
lon-capa-dev@mail.lon-capa.org</a>. It helps if you give it context |
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| <hr />13. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q13" /> |
<hr />13. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q13" /> |
| Is LON-CAPA owned by any umbrella company?</font></font> |
Is LON-CAPA owned by any umbrella company?</font></font> |
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<p> |
| No and hopefully never. That's not what we're about. |
No and hopefully never. That is not what we are about. We are about a |
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freeware-community oriented approach where the software features are directly |
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specified by the involved academic institutions and instructors. |
| </p> |
</p> |
| <hr />14. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q14" /> |
<hr />14. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q14" /> |
| What are the costs?</font></font> |
What are the costs?</font></font> |
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| <hr />15. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q15" /> |
<hr />15. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q15" /> |
| What kind of computer do I need?</font></font> |
What kind of computer do I need?</font></font> |
| <p> |
<p> |
| You need a RedHat 6.2-7.2 Intel-compatible computer. |
You need a RedHat 7.3 Intel-compatible computer. |
| We do not currently support the SPARC and SGI hardware architectures. |
For more information on RedHat compatible hardware, visit |
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<a href="http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/">http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/</a>. |
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We do not currently support the SPARC, SGI, Macintosh, or other hardware |
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architectures. |
| </p> |
</p> |
| <hr />16. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q16" /> |
<hr />16. <font color="blue"><font size="+1"><a name="q16" /> |
| Where can I learn more about the technical |
Where can I learn more about the technical |
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