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OwnCloud. Wait for version 5 though ("End of February"):
http://owncloud.org/
Cheers,
Fabian
thanks. this deserves more study but so far as I can see now, it doesn't suit my purpose. it allows me to access files from diverse places and devices. I can already do that on a server to which I have ssh and sshfs access.
what I need is something where _others_ can upload their files for _me_ to access. think of students uploading papers for the teacher to grab. the students shouldn't see each other's work though they should see their own.
(it would be great if they had permissions to modify and delete their own stuff but not essential; it is essential that Windows and Mac people can upload their files.)
I'll study the owncloud page more but I'm not seeing these features so far.
F.
Hi 
Perhaps Moodle? I haven't looked into Moodle but keep meaning to. It's supposedly good for higher education but it might be more about just tutors and lecturers being able to place documents and text and stuff in an attractive layout that's easy for students to just read. I'm not sure how interactive it can be.
Regards from
Tom
Hi
Perhaps Moodle? I haven't looked into Moodle but keep meaning to. It's supposedly good for higher education but it might be more about just tutors and lecturers being able to place documents and text and stuff in an attractive layout that's easy for students to just read. I'm not sure how interactive it can be.
Regards from
Tom
we have 'moodle' (for some reason our ITS calls it 'nexus') and I used to use it when it first came out. I have looked to see if this is built in and it probably is, or they could activate it, but I haven't found it yet; I should just ask and I might settle for it but I don't like using moodle otherwise so that would be my only use for it -- it is a rather large canon for the little fly I want to swat.
I am more partial to drupal but haven't yet found a utility for file uploading that was simple enough to configure in small snatches of time I have for it. it often seems to require installing this and that module, updating the whole she-bang and so on.
I just don't have time for reconstructive surgery on my drupal site, not now at least and now would be a great time to have the upload utility.
oh, well. pardon the off-off-topic; we should get back to the main off-topic or even on topic!
F.
Content Management System
... LAN
as to these - I haven't a clue; I'll continue to stick with the
KISs method
What is simple about Content Management? Nothing.
But if we each sign up to use DropBox, we can each end up with 6Gb
of free space to use as we wish in sharing documents -
And DropBox is a single-vendor proprietary service. Loving these
services and bashing Microsoft in the same e-mail is nonsensical.
and MsFt does not have any control over this
CMIS IS A STANDARD!!! MsFt has no 'control' over it. It is even a
standard that uses REST and Atom publishing... how is that a *BAD*
thing???
I just started looking into CMIS and it seems like a "*FINALLY!*" thing
to me. We've needed a standard like this for ages.
Once you get your mind around "workflow" you'll never want to live
without it. Steep curve though, it is a real change of mindset.
And CMIS is an extensible data model and allows for establishing
relationships between documents in a standard way. No bad there, and a
big step forward over something like DropBox which simply moves the
'garbage dump' from the [Open] file-server to the [proprietary] cloud.
Hi
Hmmm, what worries me is "MS" and "Standards" in the same sentence. Haven't we already learned, many times over, that MS's idea of
open = closed
standards and interoperable = only works once on one system
or at least that seems to be the way it has always worked out historically.
So while it looks good i am fairly convinced there is a trap here somewhere even if i can't see it and don't already know about it. An OpenSource equivalent that uses the alleged 'standard' would be much more comforting.
Regards from
Tom
Hi
Hmmm, what worries me is "MS" and "Standards" in the same sentence.
Haven't we already learned, many times over, that MS's idea of
open = closed
This is true for corporations, nothing specific to Microsoft. That is
why you need Open implementations and the ratification of a standards
body. CMIS has all these.
standards and interoperable = only works once on one system
or at least that seems to be the way it has always worked out historically.
Nope, that is already not true for CMIS.
So while it looks good i am fairly convinced there is a trap here
somewhere even if i can't see it and don't already know about it. An
OpenSource equivalent that uses the alleged 'standard' would be much
more comforting.
There *IS* Open Source implementations of CMIS. Alfresco is Open
Source. And there is even CMIS plugins for Drupal. There are several
other CMIS implementations, see the CMIS Wiki page - they even have a
column indicating if the implementation is Open Source or not.
Hi
Ahh, cool. Since several OpenSource projects appear to be quite happy with the "Standards" then i trust it a little more. I'd have to look into some of those projects and see what they are saying about the standard though.
"Never believe anything until it's denied by a government minister". I guess some of you need to swap out gov minister and replace with senator or whatever.
Regards from
Tom
Hi
Perhaps Moodle? I haven't looked into Moodle but keep meaning to. It's supposedly good for higher education but it might be more about just tutors and lecturers being able to place documents and text and stuff in an attractive layout that's easy for students to just read. I'm not sure how interactive it can be.
Regards from
Tomwe have 'moodle' (for some reason our ITS calls it 'nexus') and I used to use it when it first came out. I have looked to see if this is built in and it probably is, or they could activate it, but I haven't found it yet; I should just ask and I might settle for it but I don't like using moodle otherwise so that would be my only use for it -- it is a rather large canon for the little fly I want to swat.
I am more partial to drupal but haven't yet found a utility for file uploading that was simple enough to configure in small snatches of time I have for it. it often seems to require installing this and that module, updating the whole she-bang and so on.
I just don't have time for reconstructive surgery on my drupal site, not now at least and now would be a great time to have the upload utility.
oh, well. pardon the off-off-topic; we should get back to the main off-topic or even on topic!
F.
I looked at Moodle a long time ago for a school application.
I see on their site
"In Moodle, each user has a private files area for uploading and managing a set of files."
"Preventing access to Private files
* To prevent all users having access to Private files, the
administrator should disable (close the eye) of the repository in
/Settings>Site administration>Plugins>Repositories>Manage
repositories./
* If only students are to be prevented from accessing private files
(but teachers etc, allowed) then a new
* role should be made and assigned system wide. See FAQ 6 in
Repositories FAQ <http://docs.moodle.org/22/en/Repositories_FAQ> for
more information."
I have been following this post as I also wanted to know about how to add
SharePoint, not about which Cloud storage service is the best
Yes, you're thread got hi-jacked by the Microsoft-hate squad. Sadly it
happens not infrequently.
Please report back if you try out the CMIS support, there is at least
me who is interested in how it goes; and obviously enough people to get
it implemented in the first place.
I agree.
The files in Dropbox are encryptable and only accessable by those
who have that particular URL.
Sharepoint is a self-hosted solution. You are relying on a Microsoft