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1.1       harris41    1: <!--  This file is meant to catalog critical system
                      2:       functionality necessary for the operation of
                      3:       a LON-CAPA server.  Note that these capabilities
                      4:       describe operating system capabilities (not
                      5:       educational feature capabilities).
                      6: 
                      7:       The idea is that this file becomes a central point
                      8:       for the verification of existing operating system
                      9:       capabilities.
                     10: -->
                     11: 
                     12: <!-- This file does NOT represent an exhaustive list
                     13:      of software packages.  Nor can this file perfectly
                     14:      automate the handling of software packages on
                     15:      a RedHat linux system.  Due to differing
                     16:      configuration settings, the shaky nature of software
                     17:      dependencies, and machine states across the LON-CAPA
                     18:      network, there has not yet been a perfect automation
                     19:      of LON-CAPA server system duplication.
                     20: 
                     21:      Someday, maybe our grandkids will release LON-CAPA on
                     22:      pre-installed indestructible palm-pilot-sized units
                     23:      and then there will be no installation problems.
                     24:      (I have to say something melodramatic, I am watching
                     25:       Star Trek right now.)
                     26: -->
                     27: 
                     28: <capabilities>
                     29:  <capability>
                     30:   <name>Matricular-Database</name>
                     31:  </capability>
                     32:  <capability>
                     33:   <name>Scripted-Modules</name>
                     34:  </capability>
                     35:  <capability>
                     36:   <name>Graphics-Drawing</name>
1.2       harris41   37:   <need>
                     38:    <name>Image Magick</name>
                     39:    <synopsis>
                     40:     Used for generating image responses to homework questions.
                     41:     Used to calculate image dimensions provided with default HTML image
                     42:     tags.
                     43:     Also needed for on-the-fly gif to eps conversions for
                     44:     "seamlessly" generating postscript documents from LON-CAPA resources.
                     45:    </synopsis>
                     46:    <components>
                     47:    <component>Perl module Image::Magick</component>
                     48:    <component>RPM ImageMagick</component>
                     49:    </components>
                     50:   </need>
1.1       harris41   51:  </capability>
                     52:  <capability>
                     53:   <name>Password-Authentication</name>
                     54:  </capability>
                     55:  <capability>
                     56:   <name>Web-Server</name>
                     57:  </capability>
                     58:  <capability>
                     59:   <name>mod-perl</name>
                     60:  </capability>
                     61:  <capability>
                     62:   <name>Network-Connectivity</name>
                     63:  </capability>
                     64:  <capability>
                     65:   <name>Backup</name>
                     66:  </capability>
                     67:  <capability>
                     68:   <name>XML-Processing</name>
                     69:  </capability>
                     70: </capabilities>

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