[Building Sakai] Packing Sakai to Install on a Client and Customizing the MySQL Database

[lschwoob at mscd.edu]

Good morning all,

I would like to know if anyone has ever tried to package Sakai source 
code so that it works on a client as a stand-alone system. I noted 
that documentation for packaging Sakai to run off a memory stick 
exists, however, I do not want to run from a memory stick. We would be 
using this client Sakai installation for those users without access to 
the Internet. I do realize that this sort of installation violates the 
SOA philosophy. The operating system will be Unbuntu. 

My second question is if it is possible to add a custom MySQL database 
to Sakai 2.6.2. If this cannot be done (and I believe it is probably 
not recommended) has anyone had any experience with customizing the 
tables in MySQL. I would like to know if anyone has ever had an 
instance of where they needed to customize the database tables and 
what the outcome was. This is a very general question.

Thank you for your help!

Lisa Schwoob