From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Aug 21 11:54:53 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BA64B16A41F for ; Sun, 21 Aug 2005 11:54:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Heiko.Grill@sh-huber.de) Received: from server009.webpack.hosteurope.de (server009.webpack.hosteurope.de [80.237.130.17]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A11043D48 for ; Sun, 21 Aug 2005 11:54:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from Heiko.Grill@sh-huber.de) Received: by server009.webpack.hosteurope.de running Exim 4.51 using esmtpa from p5481d2de.dip.t-dialin.net ([84.129.210.222]) id 1E6oPb-0001vR-CZ; Sun, 21 Aug 2005 13:54:51 +0200 From: Heiko Grill Organization: Sicherheitshaus Huber To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 13:56:30 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.8.1 References: <03c401c5a45b$2eaa5060$c901a8c0@workdog> In-Reply-To: <03c401c5a45b$2eaa5060$c901a8c0@workdog> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200508211356.30348.Heiko.Grill@sh-huber.de> Subject: Re: FreeBSD and projects for kids 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: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 11:54:53 -0000 Am Freitag, 19. August 2005 03:12 schrieb Gayn Winters: > I'm building a PC with my 10 year old niece. Actually we are building > several PC's out of junk parts that we have laying around the office. > We are trying various OS's, including FreeBSD, on them. We are trying to > get various devices to work: printers, scanners, sound cards, > microphones, video boards, etc. We're having fun (so far, at least.) > She's learning a lot. > > I've been looking around for a web site (or two) for young girls > interested in computers. I came across LinuxChix.org (and its defunct > special interest group BSDchix.) It has plenty of female role models, > but, like FreeBSD-questions, it is a little too advanced for my niece. > Googling a bit hasn't hit any gold mines for her. But see below. > > Thus my questions: any ideas for very elementary reading on computers > for a 10 year old? Any ideas for an appropriate web site for her? > Anyone tried PicoBSD as an example of a "small OS"? Can anyone advise > me as to how much of FreeBSD I need to load before there are interesting > games for 10 year olds in the games ports? Other advice/ideas? Take a look at http://www.ofset.org/gcompris it's in the ports. Greets Heiko