There is this wonderful project that is starting off. The reason why I'm posting this here is that this tool, though is technical good, seems very shady - in that 1. it wants to dual license its code, 2. the site claims the free version "might" be under the GPL. So we should all participate in this projects and vote for GPL and make sure that if this tool reaches the same fate as that of source forge we can atleast fork off a new free project and take it further.
-Suraj
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Welcome to the SchoolTool Project
SchoolTool is a project to develop a common school administration infrastructure that is freely available under an Open Source licence. Our vision is to create a platform that is equally compelling for schools and colleges in First and Third World countries, that supports best practices in school administration and which is readily customised to suit local regulatory requirements.
Our hope is that the first version of SchoolTool will: * be available under a variety of licences including at least one Open Source licence (probably the GPL). * support critical school administration tasks: student registration, timetabling, attendance tracking, test results tracking, report writing and web portal functionality * support a web interface for remote deployment and administration * meet regulatory requirements and local customs in South Africa, the UK and the USA
You can read more about the SchoolTool Vision, and the detailed SchoolTool Requirements. We are developing SchoolTool largely in Python, which makes it platform-independent (it should run on Linux, UNIX, the Mac OS and Windows). Key target platforms for support are Linux and WindowsXP. You can read about the SchoolTool Architecture.
Development of SchoolTool is hosted on the SourceForge network. If you have an interest in effective school management then please join the mailing list and help us to make this a robust tool that suits your needs.
SchoolTool development is funded by [13]The Shuttleworth Foundation, a non-profit organisation that supports social innovation based in Cape Town, South Africa. We are always looking for new and innovative ways to improve education, please take a look at our web site and send us a proposal! Latest News: 2003-04-27: Mailing List Created. Please see our SourceForge Project Summary page and join the schooltool-devel mailing list if you would like to participate in the discussion. 2003-04-21: SchoolTool Reborn. Development recommences, Mark Shuttleworth will lead project from London. Initial target is system that meets basic requirements for schools in US, UK and SA.
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1. http://schooltool.sourceforge.net/ 2. http://www.shuttleworthfoundation.org/ 3. http://schooltool.sourceforge.net/index.html 4. http://schooltool.sourceforge.net/docs.html 5. http://schooltool.sourceforge.net/vision.html 6. http://schooltool.sourceforge.net/spec.html 7. http://schooltool.sourceforge.net/arch.html 8. http://schooltool.sourceforge.net/roadmap.html 9. http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=63502 10. http://schooltool.sourceforge.net/resources.html 11. http://schooltool.sourceforge.net/contact.html 12. http://sourceforge.net/ 13. http://www.shuttleworthfoundation.org/
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