Re: Should we discontinue the Python Classroom Lab?

On 12/5/19 1:44 PM, Miro Hrončok wrote: Do any schools use this?  Possibly an edition for use in a school/university computer lab or internet cafe may be more useful, with less focus on Python and better support for thin clients may be more helpful. > > It has problems: > >  - no issue tracker, I don't even know if there are users with issues >    - there has simple been close to zero feedback, maybe nobody uses > this? > >  - the website is horribly outdated: > https://pagure.io/fedora-websites/issue/962 > >  - some Fedora versions weren't built: >    - I wasn't notified when F29 wasn't built >    - there was no way to get it fixed ex-post >    - https://pagure.io/releng/issue/7922 > >  - Docker is broken >    - one of the main ideas was to produce a Docker image >    - the Docker instructions on the download page [4] are not working >    - not even when replaced with podman >    - I have no idea how to fix it >    - I know no way to upload to official dockerhub [5] > >  - Vagrant experience is not good enough >    - one of the main ideas was to produce a Vagrant box/image >    - I know no way to upload to official Vagrant thing [6] >    - downloading the box manually is tedious > > > The absolute lack of feedback makes is hard to dedicate time to > actually persuade and fix the problems. > > > [1] https://labs.fedoraproject.org/en/python-classroom/ > [2] https://fedoramagazine.org/introducing-python-classroom-lab/ > [3] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/PythonClassroomLab > [4] https://labs.fedoraproject.org/en/python-classroom/download/ > [5] https://hub.docker.com/_/fedora/ > [6] https://app.vagrantup.com/fedora/ >