[DC LoCo] October 16: Ubuntu / Ubuntu Sugar Remix (USR) Release Party w/ OLPC Learning Club

[Jeff Elkner]

Actually,  neither Kevin nor I work directly with the age group for
which Sugar is principally designed, but:

1. Sugar is fun for all ages ;-)
2. We are interested in promoting exposure to free software at an
early age, since freedom is good as an end it itself *and* we hope
these young folks will grow up to be members of our community.

I'm glad to see efforts like Qimo and hope to see more of them.
Thanks for sharing.

jeff

On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 11:24 PM, Keith Howell <keith.c.howell at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 09/30/2010 08:30 PM, Mackenzie Morgan wrote:
>> On Thursday, September 30, 2010 06:27:16 pm Keith Howell wrote:
>>> Just a quick note.
>>>
>>> Firstly, greetings all. I am recently re-located from Florida and
>>> looking forward to meeting people over the coming months.
>>>
>>> Secondly, If you are looking for linux aimed at children, please
>>> consider taking a look at Qimo 4 Kids (http://www.qimo4kids.com)
>>>
>>> Michael and Michelle are the creators and they are both active in the
>>> Florida LoCo.
>>
>>  From talking to Michelle I had the impression Qimo was really aimed at itsy
>> bitsy teeny tiny can-bang-on-keyboard toddlers, not school students.   The
>> LoCo's attachments to Edubuntu have stemmed from Jeff being a high school
>> teacher and Kevin working at a university.
>>
>
> Absolutely. Just spreading the word about the efforts of two great
> people that I know.
>
> I like the freedom to choose, so I let people know about alternatives
> when I can. What they choose to use is then up to them.
>
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> Keith
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