[K12OSN] Fl_TeacherTool 0.30 Released

[Robert Arkiletian]

On 3/7/06, David Trask <dtrask at vcsvikings.org> wrote:
> Wow!  You have essentially discovered the holy grail of classroom
> management in computers!  The new TeacherTool essentially does all the
> same things as the commercial programs like Apple Remote Desktop and the
> various PC offerings.  I just installed and tried it and was very happy
> with what it does!  You ROCK!

Thanks David. I appreciate your encouragement. Hopefully, the
experimental status of the Monitor/Control feature will be removed
when the required vnc module and gcc/c++ libs are built inside the
ltsp-tree.

>
> Now...with regard to the "two server" issue....I have discovered another
> program called "fanout" which allows me to run ssh and thus commands
> (non-interactive) on two servers at once.  I can now use a script I wrote
> called "stop" to log off and entire class of users on both servers with
> only one command being execute from a terminal on one server.  More info
> here:
>
> http://www.stearns.org/fanout/README.html

I'll check it out. The next few months are going to be a little busy
for me as my wife and I are expecting our second child at the end of
May. Maybe after things settle down (in the fall) I'll look into
adding multiple server support. I'm also hoping to try Edubuntu and
see if i can make a port.

>
> It would require the setup in that the servers would need "keys" but once
> that was done maybe there's a way to get Fl_TeacherTool to run some things
> on more than one server?  Just an idea.
>

Yeah, I looked into using ssh keys before. I'm postive it's possible.
But it would mean pretty much modifying most of my code and lots of
testing. I need TIME. Something I don't have much of right now.

> If you go to LinuxWorld Boston....I want to buy you a beer!  :-)
>

Thanks. I live in Vancouver. Boston is too far for me. If there is one
on the west coast in the future I'll take you up on it. Although, I
would prefer a cappiccino :-)

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Robert Arkiletian
C++ GUI tutorial http://fltk.org/links.php?V19