From: Colin T. <col...@ou...> - 2006-10-02 11:42:15
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2.8.0 has been released. I'll write an item for the SF newsfeed today. Here are the release notes and change log (which can still be edited if we need to): Bodington version 2.8.0 ----------------------- Released under the OSI certified Apache 2 license. Bodington is a free, institutional scale VLE, implemented and supported by a wide group of educational institutions, led by Oxford, UHI and Leeds. More information can be found at http://bodington.org. This release contains the following three files: 1. Bodington License: The OSS License (Apache 2) under which you can use and develop Bodington. 2. bodington_war: This is main Bodington application. To use this, you should copy bodington.war to your servlet container's webapp root (you may need to either restart or reload it, depending on your container's instructions). You must then create and configure a supported database before you can use the Bodington application. 3. bodington-quickstart_war: This is a preconfigured version of bodington.war which uses the lightweight HSQLDB database. It's designed to get you up and running with Bodington with the least possible effort. To use this, you should copy bodington-quickstart.war to your servlet container's webapp root (you may need to either restart or reload it, depending on your container's instructions). You can then login directly to Bodington using the sysadmin user account with no further configuration. This version is not recommended for production use. New features: ------------- * Support for MySQL database added. * Newsfeed display: RSS and Atom newsfeeds can be rendered in a variety of ways. * Peer Marker Tool: Although originally developed for student peer marking, it is equally applicable to any summative marking task (e.g. tutor marking). It allows marks to be moderated or disallowed and will collate marks across multiple groups of students. * QuickLinks: provide links to external sites or to locations within Bodington (in which case the link will be automatically updated if the target location is moved). Improvements to existing tools: ------------------------------- * Questionnaires: improved user interaction, additional question and paper types, and the ability to export results to a CSV file. * Pigeon Holes: all contents can now be downloaded as a zip file suitable for submission to a plagiarism detection service, additional blind marking and peer marking facilities. * Log Books: can now accept QTI 2.0 'questions', and can have multiple sub-sections. * Messaging Rooms: individual messages can be moderated. Other: ------ * Shibboleth Service Provider (SP) capability, compatible with Shibboleth and Guanxi IdPs. * New 'Evaluate' permission added to simplify granting access to external evaluators. * Improvements to IMS Content Package import and export (v1.1.4). * Search box now available at the top of each page. * The file upload code has been re-written to improve locking and concurrency problems. * Tracking user accesses to a resource is now possible. Sean Mehan wrote: > ++2 on making top line in release notes > > > * Bodington 2.8 released under the Apache 2 OSI certified license. > > > On 29 Sep 2006, at 11:15, Adam Marshall wrote: > >> Hope I 'm not too late. But we should make it VERY obvious that >> Bods now has >> the apache 2 licence. >> >> Kit would be good also, Colin, to pen a press release which we give to >> OSSWatch mentioning the new licence. Perhaps Randy could suggest other >> places to send the press release. >> >> adam >> >> | -----Original Message----- >> | From: bod...@li... >> | [mailto:bod...@li...] On >> Behalf Of >> | Colin Tatham >> | Sent: 26 September 2006 13:04 >> | To: Bodington developers >> | Subject: [Bodington-developers] 2.8.0 release >> | >> | I'm about to finalise the 2.8.0 release (it's complete, apart >> from release >> | notes and change log). >> | >> | * I'm not including a source zip (2.6.0 included one) but it seems >> | unnecessary. >> | >> | * Anyone already written a change log? Otherwise it'll have to be a >> | summary of what's on the wiki >> | page for 2.8. >> | >> | * Are we happy to re-use the release notes from the previous >> version (with >> | minor edits): >> | >> | "Bodington is a free, institutional scale VLE implemented and >> supported by >> | a wide group of educational >> | institutions, led by Oxford, UHI, Leeds and Manchester. More >> information >> | can be found at >> | http://bodington.org. >> | >> | In the package you will find three files: >> | >> | 1. Bodington License: The OSS License under which you can use and >> develop >> | Bodington. >> | >> | 2. bodington_war: This is main Bodington application. To use >> this, you >> | should copy bodington.war to >> | your servlet container's webapp root (you may need to either >> restart or >> | reload it, depending on your >> | container's instructions). You must then create and configure a >> supported >> | database before you can >> | use the Bodington application. >> | >> | 3. bodington-quickstart_war: This is a preconfigured version of >> | bodington.war which uses the >> | lightweight HSQLDB database. It's designed to get you up and >> running with >> | Bodington with the least >> | possible effort. To use this, you should copy bodington- >> quickstart.war to >> | your servlet container's >> | webapp root (you may need to either restart or reload it, >> depending on >> | your container's >> | instructions). You can then login directly to Bodington using the >> sysadmin >> | user account with no >> | further configuration. This version is not recommended for >> production >> | use." >> | -- ____________________________________ Colin Tatham VLE Team Oxford University Computing Services http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ltg/vle/ http://bodington.org |