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Exceptional Linux programs for Kids
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| There’s nothing worse than hearing how an entire school district is switching
| operating systems from Mac to Windows (or vice versa) because that’s what
| the “business” world relies on or some other blather. The costs associated
| with the transition are enormous and the whole ‘to do’ is unnecessary,
| because features on applications mimic one another. Additionally, it seems
| one option is Linux, which is open source and free.
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http://www.fanaticattack.com/2008/exceptional-linux-programs-for-kids.html
Free software also comes to the rescue of {broken windows}^tm...
ClamWin Free Antivirus review
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| Turn to ClamWin Free Antivirus, an oddly named program that adheres to the
| Gnu open-source model. It won't charge you anything for virus protection -
| not now, not a year from now.
|
| [...]
|
| Verdict
|
| ClamWin Free Antivirus is a solid free antivirus program. We wouldn't
| recommend that it is your sole method of protection, but it is well worth
| having as an extra level of security.
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http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/index.cfm?reviewid=2060
Related:
Ask Technocrat: What Linux Distro for a Seven Year-Old?
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| He's a bright kid so I don't think he'll have any problems with any of the
| major distributions; however, one hurdle is that he will not have Internet
| access from his computer. Therefore, I need to find a distribution that comes
| with a lot of software and is not dependent on net access.
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http://technocrat.net/d/2008/2/13/36152/#L36162
Open-source students get mentoring help
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| Junior programmers are to get mentoring help, following the granting of
| nearly $600,000 in funding to set up an Open Source Learning Laboratory.
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http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/2412A52CEA230C1DCC2574310081AF2F
Linux Is for Kids
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| My brother doesn’t know that I’m installing OpenSuSE 10.3 on his daughters’
| PC. I honestly don’t think he will mind once he sees all of the cool
| applications and games on it. Hell, he’ll probably want to use it himself.
| I’ll tell the girls not to let him use it, because it’s the kids’ computer,
| not for adults.
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http://infinitetides.net/2007/12/31/linux-is-for-kids/
Ubuntu Sharing on a Saturday Morning!
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| The Beauty of it lies where there are no preconceptions or judgement
| passed on Ubuntu. she just uses it. there is no comparing... or
| complaining about not having support. She is only 5 and she can
| use linux... in fact my wife has failed to find an alternative on
| other operating systems that can attract my daughter.
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http://effiejayx.wordpress.com/2007/06/09/ubuntu-sharing-on-a-saturday-morning/
Beryl + AIGLX - 2 Year old using Beryl as proof of how simple it is!
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| Proof Beryl is so simple a 2 year old can use it!
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http://youtubelinux.blogspot.com/2006/11/beryl-aiglx-2-year-old-using-beryl-as.html
I've just met Santa Claus.
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| His name is Ken Starks and many only know him as "helios". Ken has a popular
| blog and a cause he has given much for. As a Linux advocate, Ken has not only
| spread the word across the nation and the world about Linux, he has taken on
| the task of giving poor kids computers. He calls it by the corny name of
| Komputers4Kids but it doesn't matter how corny the name sounds, it is what he
| does that makes the difference. Ken has made a difference in the lives of
| over a hundred kids in the past year.
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http://ryansrantorama.blogspot.com/2007/12/ive-just-met-santa-claus.html
Tux Goes to Elementary School
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| Kiddix Computing has come up with a Linux-based operating system designed
| especially for children aged 5-10.
|
| [...]
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| The same kids who were puzzled by Windows XP picked Kiddix up right away.
| Also, it's supposed to be an introduction to computers -- you can always move
| your kids up to Gentoo or Ubuntu after they've gotten the hang of things or
| if they outgrow the simple interface of Kiddix.
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http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/07/tux-goes-to-ele.html
Free/Open-source Educational Software for Kids
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| I have here a list of some of the most valuable free/open-source educational
| software applications for kids. I hope this will in some way serve as a guide
| to those who want to teach their child at home without the need for spending
| some extra money.
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http://junauza.blogspot.com/2007/12/freeopen-source-educational-software.html
Edubuntu - A real life experiment - Linux and a 9 year old
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| With a Dell Celeron, 256MB Ram and basic integrated graphics, Dawn and
| I struggled with what to do for Andy'y computer. After deciding Vista
| was not an option, and that it just wasn't a good investment to throw
| $100 worth of ram into a $250 computer, we decided to look to Linux.
| Dawn and I have both been playing with Linux quite a bit lately, so
| we felt comfortable giving it a go.
|
| [...]
|
| The One Laptop Per Child initiative is great for the 3rd world
| countries. Let's see what it would take to turn all of our older
| desktops into great educational computing environments for children
| here at home.
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http://www.philoking.com/2006/12/04/edubuntu-a-real-life-experiment-linux-and-a-9-year-old/
You silly rabbit Linux is for kids
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| If you own an older computer (Pentium 2 or newer) and have a few
| hours free one weekend you can build your children a great computer
| so that they can play educational games and do their school work.
| Now you can finally have your computer back.
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http://cyberpunkcafe.com/news.php?extend.74
Out of the mouth of babes: Linux is Better
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| When I asked my son why he had snatched my laptop instead of using the
| family PC, he replied without hesitation: "Because Linux is better."
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http://reallylinux.com/docs/linuxforkids.shtml
Doing it for the kids, man: Children's laptop inspires open source projects
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| OLPC is getting indirect benefits from Nokia's 770 Internet
| Tablet, including the long-awaited ability to add input
| devices without restarting the GUI subsystem, which Nokia
| developer Daniel Stone added for the 770.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2006/102706-childrens-laptops.html
Mandriva One Not the Linux Dinosaur of Old
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| I found early versions of Linux weren't very user-friendly, so this
| time around, I used my 7-year-old son as my test subject. I gave him a
| little lesson on how to use Mandriva One and off he went. On his own, he
| was able to boot up the machine and get himself online to his favorite
| kid Web sites without any problems at all -- meaning today's Linux has
| a short learning curve.
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http://www.technewsworld.com/story/53627.html
Doin' it for the Noob...
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| As much as I sincerely dislike the term "noob", I will use it here. Not in a
| derogatory fashion but just as an attention-getter in the title. Besides,
| there are so many rhyming possibilities.
|
| Here is what I want to do. I am going to present "The Noobie Desktop". This
| is, with room for generous variation, the basic desktop I present our new
| Linux Users upon initial install and during our Linux Labs. Let's take a few
| minutes and kick the tires, slam the doors...even take it for a spin. Then we
| can get to the real value of my blog.
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http://blog.lobby4linux.com/index.php?/archives/364-Doin-it-for-the-Noob....html
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