Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

A Babe in Tuxland

Posted by michael on from the baby's-first-apt-get-dist-upgrade dept.

Joe Barr writes "This is the kind of story that WagEd and MS would love to see in one of their astroturf campaigns. But this story is real grassroots, with a real Sysadmin writing it and a real granddaughter as the babe using Linux. A sweet tale, with tips on Linux for kids." Newsforge and Slashdot are both part of OSDN.

3 of 507 comments (clear)

  1. Debian JR by robstah · · Score: 4, Informative

    The Debian Jr. project has been around for quite a long time. Its aims are to package and maintain a collection of relevant applications for the younger generation within the Debian framework.

    This is very much an active project which is working with some of the other organisations. I myself have experimented with some of the stuff it includes with my niece. As mentioned in the article tuxpaint seems to be very popular for the pre-school age group.

    The growth of these "Custom Debian Distributions" (the contents of which can usually be used on a traditional Debian install) should help bring free software into lots more situations.

    --
    Rob 'robster' Bradford
    Debian Planet Guy
    We are the apt. You will be packaged. Resistance is futile.
  2. Re:Whoops. by JoeCommodore · · Score: 4, Informative

    The title is a play on words from "Babes in Toyland" - a Victor Herbert operetta from 1903. ...of course, the best version was the film with Laurel and Hardy.

    --
    "Enjoy what you're doing! If it becomes drudgery, you're doing it wrong!" - Jim Butterfield
  3. Re:Uh...anyone see a double-standard? by theLOUDroom · · Score: 5, Informative

    Uh...anyone see a double-standard?
    Microsoft posting this kind of story and passing it off as real news = "astroturfing."

    What I see is someone who doesn't know what "astroturfing" means. /. is not attempting to hide the source of the article.

    --
    Life is too short to proofread.