[Opensource] Moodle Server Specs

[Jack Matthews]

Hi 

I do not have access to a server and it will remain that way for the near future.  The only way around this issue is to use my USB laptop drive.  A linux server would be nice but right now I literally have no harware to install it on.  The existing XP computer is simply one of the class computers.  As I understand VMware will cost money and I'm not sure running VMware off a USB would do the trick.  I am not allowed to install anything on the computers because they are used for TEFOL testing and the people here are paranoid about it.

-Jack Matthews

> Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 20:14:05 +1000
> From: pia at waughpartners.com.au
> To: opensource at edulists.com.au
> Subject: Re: [Opensource] Moodle Server Specs
> 
> Hi Jack,
> 
> <quote who="Jack Matthews">
> 
> > 2.  Will running off a USB drive severely harm performance.  (Is is
> > possible to 25 students to complete a quiz from a Server running from a
> > USB laptop drive?)
> 
> Why don't you just run it under a vmware instance with Ubuntu which gets
> around the "connections" issue. In fact, why don't you just install edubuntu
> which already is completely set up to do exactly what you are trying to
> achieve :)
> 
>     http://edubuntu.org/
> 
> Cheers,
> Pia
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