From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 25 15:05:00 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 A859E106566B for ; Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:05:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: from dirg.bris.ac.uk (dirg.bris.ac.uk [137.222.10.102]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 65A888FC18 for ; Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:05:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: from seis.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.10.93]) by dirg.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1NOBiq-0001lD-Rt; Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:04:59 +0000 Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.187.241]) by seis.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1NOBip-0003in-RB; Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:04:56 +0000 Received: from mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nBPF4tml081429; Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:04:55 GMT (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: (from mexas@localhost) by mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id nBPF4txJ081428; Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:04:55 GMT (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) X-Authentication-Warning: mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk: mexas set sender to mexas@bristol.ac.uk using -f Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:04:55 +0000 From: Anton Shterenlikht To: "b. f." Message-ID: <20091225150455.GA81402@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-Spam-Score: -3.9 X-Spam-Level: --- Cc: Anton Shterenlikht , 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 15:05:00 -0000 On Fri, Dec 25, 2009 at 08:18:44AM -0500, b. f. wrote: > 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 thanks, that's interesting > > Is this aimed at getting your 7-year-old to maintain your FreeBSD > systems for you? ;) > eventually.. in the short term it's about joy of programming by the way, many thanks for svn, I'll install it on my other machines. YOu were right about the revision, I got the i386 rebuilt now. see you anton -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 331 5944 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423