DigabiOS (DOS)

TL;DR Sources for DigabiOS, a Live-Linux system, created by The Matriculation Examination Board of Finland (In Finnish: Ylioppilastutkintolautakunta).

Goals

Client

• runs on student devices (BYOD)
• prevents cheating (using forbidden materials, communication w/ other students, using internet when forbidden)
• provides a solid system for attending the exam

Server

• runs on school-owned devices
• hosts local copy of the testing system, syncs data to cloud

Documentation

For documentation, see doc/*.md. Manual for live-build toolset: Debian Live Manual.

Requirements for build system

• Debian 8.0 (jessie)
• for required packages, see file custom-packages/digabi-dev/debian/control (especially lines Depends, Recommends)

How to build

See doc/building.md for detailed instructions. TL;DR; make -f Makefile.build dist.

Disclaimer

The current version of the Matriculation Examination Board's exam operating system aims to demonstrate the exam execution environment. The Matriculation Examination Board reserves the right to revise the exam operating system without prior notice. As this is solely a test version, the final product may be different.

The operating system is designed so that it will not make modifications to the workstation. All testing is done at one's own risk.

License

This product is based on Debian 9.0 (stretch), and includes software w/ various licenses. For licensing information, see Debian License information. Work done by MEB is licensed under GPLv3, except MEB/Digabi logos (included in some digabi-* packages), and when otherwise noted.

Contact

• The Matriculation Examination Board of Finland, PB50, 00581 Helsinki, Finland
• Project website: digabi.fi
• github.com/digabi/digabi-os
• email: digabi@ylioppilastutkinto.fi