--- doc/build/Attic/faq.html 2002/10/12 23:29:05 1.7 +++ doc/build/Attic/faq.html 2003/01/30 00:02:23 1.9 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ - + @@ -91,7 +91,11 @@ system. computer and operating will this work on?

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). +LON-CAPA relies on an Intel-based architecture. In order to +move beyond this state of affairs, we are beginning to develop +a BSD-based solution, as well as a set of diagnostic scripts +which should verify LON-CAPA's performance on any computer platform.

For full-time, classroom usage, an adequate LON-CAPA server @@ -125,20 +129,26 @@ servers rather than a single, particular We like to think of high web server usage as "a good problem" though.. :)

4a. Will this work on -BSD Unix? +BSD?

-No. +Active development has begun for supporting LON-CAPA on FreeBSD version 4.7.

4b. Will this work on Mac OS X?

-No. +No. Plans for Mac OS X involve waiting for completion of a FreeBSD version 4.7 +solution, as well as allowing Mac OS X more time to mature within the freeware +community.

4c. Will this work on an old SPARC, Solaris, SGI, NeXT, or DEC machine that is collecting cobwebs in my university's technology center?

-No. +No. The needs for predictable performance of a LON-CAPA system cause us +to emphasize support on a restricted set of platforms. We welcome developers +who would like to create porting solutions, however based on our timeline, +you are even more strongly encouraged to help develop the actual educational +software technology seen by students and instructors.

5. What does LON-CAPA stand for? @@ -154,10 +164,16 @@ Or something.
6. Who wrote this code?

-This code was originally written by a group of staff and graduate assistants -at Michigan State University. We are now receiving software contributions -from several other universities. The original technical design behind the -project was constructed by Gerd Kortemeyer. +The ultimate goal of LON-CAPA is to be a software initiative with a +sense of ownership spanning the entire academic and freeware community. +As such, LON-CAPA is progressing toward a piece of code that is not +characterized by a set of individual authors or any measure of territoriality. +

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+To date, LON-CAPA has received code contributions from a growing +number of academic institutions and freeware contributors. LON-CAPA first +originated at Michigan State University in 2000 based on a grant funded +initiative, Kortemeyer, et. al..

7. Where is this software being used?