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Linux Monday: Distributions Cool and Minty
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| This week on Linux Monday, let's look at two Ubuntu-based distributions that
| are designed to make things easy. One's for kids, and one does a little more
| of the setup work for you.
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| We start with the cool as in Qimo, which presumably is pronounced as in
| es-Qimo, based on the friendly Inuit-looking fellow on the default wallpaper.
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http://jdeeth.blogspot.com/2009/03/software-as-subversive-activity-part-15.html
Recent:
Sakar’s Kid-Friendly Netbook: Hands On and Video
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| The Linux OS also reminded me of the HP Mini 1000 Mi series. It has a tabbed
| interface that separates Internet (a browser, chat client, and e-mail
| program), multimedia (painting, photos, and music, among others), and
| productivity (word processing and the like). The UI is easy enough for a
| small child to use, but the software stack covers older kids’ needs, too.
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http://blog.laptopmag.com/sakars-kid-friendly-netbook-hands-on-and-video
Giving kids a fresh start with Qimo Linux
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| Taking advantage of that concept is Qimo, a desktop operating system geared
| toward kids that is based on the Ubuntu distribution of Linux. Developed by a
| husband-and-wife team Brian and Michelle Hall, Qimo was released in
| mid-February.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10170647-16.html
Open Source for kids?
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| Edubuntu is another such program, based on the Ubuntu Linux operating system
| and aimed primarily at children in educational environments. According to the
| distribution homepage, Edubuntu is “Linux for Young Human Beings”. It has its
| unique ways that encompasses the total learning process. There is load out
| there for you to evaluate and install for your kids as they grow out of the
| programs they are currently enjoying.
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http://brajeshwar.com/2009/open-source-for-kids/
Related:
19-year-old 'fast flux' botnet pioneer agrees to plead guilty
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| The author of a Trojan that broke new ground in botnet circles has agreed to
| plead guilty to secretly infecting thousands of victims' machines so that he
| could steal their personal data and launch attacks on websites.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/28/nugache_creator_plea_agreement/
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