From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 25 13:18:46 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 768BA106566C for ; Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:18:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bf1783@googlemail.com) Received: from mail-ew0-f226.google.com (mail-ew0-f226.google.com [209.85.219.226]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E1A08FC1A for ; Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:18:45 +0000 (UTC) Received: by ewy26 with SMTP id 26so5497123ewy.3 for ; Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:18:44 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:date:message-id:subject :from:to:cc:content-type; bh=OWn9UPi8ZOPQmV/TK00bpj6rxzfeUT50pu79udH54AY=; b=gNzNmn/NIvCoO5CNCThcPgBO/f5dB25sZWW9sRtLKOqFUsavG3peaUZBjzQI2yurWS WAwrGHAh3ZmcZYdZZTNwfWysD8gb7aFUj1XXLUZ8IKeLS6+d5WW+7uMGIhEVTlMPAaQy 2Q+W7M+FqTFHqQ4Ih8kKjCUO1utdyu4oQjxo0= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=googlemail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; b=roNZgLAuZ7+qZfM8whg/Q+ivU6N3hz33/8/Jb+1EvXIltq3rncSyhZ4i3Zb3ngOMuy CzWM1Acwj9fr/DLCQQ2PNO8GNJmbcgjnWSfa09iJGRciTvV+SRR3zIAz8TmhrqkDbE0n Ewpnz6/yZNlYYEKu5m5eyojRVjT6Il+5Y9fIw= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.216.93.1 with SMTP id k1mr1650732wef.151.1261747124597; Fri, 25 Dec 2009 05:18:44 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:18:44 -0500 Message-ID: From: "b. f." To: Anton Shterenlikht Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: freebsd for children X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:18:46 -0000 Anton Shterenlikht wrote: >Can somebody recommend a graphical port which could be used >to teach kids 6-8 years programming? I know it's a very >vague question, but what I have in mind (possibly) is >say an interpreter linked with some graphical enviroment, >perhaps drawing with commands, or making animations, >or maybe music? >Something that would make kids or that age curious, >some programming environment that they can easily >understand and enjoy. A programming game of sorts? I don't know if all of these are available on FreeBSD, but you may find this interesting: http://www.marshallbrain.com/kids-programming.htm Is this aimed at getting your 7-year-old to maintain your FreeBSD systems for you? ;) b.