<div>Interesting Chris .. what do you think of the Ubuntu LAMP server?</div>
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<div>I was fascinated to read why a Linux hard disk drive doesnt need to be fragmented and its technical advantage over a Windows NTFS formatted hard disk drive. I had suspected as much .. this page explains the details for lay users like me. :-)
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<div> <a href="http://geekblog.oneandoneis2.org/index.php/2006/08/17/why_doesn_t_linux_need_defragmenting">http://geekblog.oneandoneis2.org/index.php/2006/08/17/why_doesn_t_linux_need_defragmenting</a></div>
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<div>Regards Roland<br><br> </div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 12/12/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Chris Ellis</b> <<a href="mailto:ellis.christopher.l@edumail.vic.gov.au">ellis.christopher.l@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>> wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Hi Ian,<br><br>I was using the Netspace Netspace Virtual Classroom moodle for about a year.<br>It was great to get going with.
<br><br>But as with the rest of Netspace, quality of service is not really good<br>enough - we've had no less than half a dozen ACS/Filter proxy issues in the<br>last week, and this has been going on for months.<br><br>Having invested all my coursework into the NVC moodle my classes were
<br>stuffed when it was off the air - probably 3 days down time over the year. I<br>also ended up with a forum posting issue that was never resolved. The NVC<br>support process is take a ticket and we'll get back to you over the next
<br>couple of days. Often time I had to put in a personal call to Mike D'Monte<br>to get support action happening in a timely manner.<br><br>In frustration, I installed Moodle on the local file server using XAMPP<br>under windows and it worked a charm, although only available on the LAN.
<br><br>Meanwhile I've bought an ACER 530 server, installed Ubuntu LAMP server, had<br>DE&T allow it as a webserver and will be migrating Moodle to it before the<br>end of the year (yikes). The webserver has 2 network connections - one for
<br>the wide world, and the other for the LAN. There is a simple php config for<br>Moodle which serves the Moodle locally over the LAN (to avoid IP traffic)<br>and still allows web browsing from outside of VicSmart. Must remember to get
<br>VicSmart to add out Moodle to the Edulist for free traffic for the admin<br>network.<br><br>Under this setup, Moodle will still work regardless of having internet<br>access functioning.<br><br>Hope this helps. The short answer is - if you don't have the tech
<br>skills/support at school and Netspace aren't charging for it, give it a go<br>while you introduce Moodle culture to your staff and students. The more<br>dependent you become on it, the more you will need a more reliable service,
<br>whether local or hosted commercially.<br><br>Cheers<br><br>Chris Ellis<br>ICT Coordinator<br>Lorne-Aireys Inlet P-12 College<br><br><br><br>Important - This email and any attachments may be confidential. If received in error, please contact us and delete all copies. Before opening or using attachments check them for viruses and defects. Regardless of any loss, damage or consequence, whether caused by the negligence of the sender or not, resulting directly or indirectly from the use of any attached files our liability is limited to resupplying any affected attachments. Any representations or opinions expressed are those of the individual sender, and not necessarily those of the Department of Education & Training.
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</div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College<br><a href="http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au">http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au</a><br><br>"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead