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Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 00:02:46 -0700
From: Chris Ellec <info@linuxforkids.com>
To: lwn@lwn.net
Subject: web site for children's software

Hello,

I would like to inform you that I have set up a web site at
http://www.linuxforkids.com for a few weeks now, called
LinuxForKids where I am trying to centralize all the information
available regarding software running on Linux, for children. My
target is the <10 year old children.

I started this after helping my wife set up the computers in her
classroom. She is a second grade teacher (in Orange County,
california). I wanted to install Linux on some computers I am
donating, but I couldn't complete this project due to the lack of
software geared toward this age group. I am hoping to generate
enough interest that programmers will start writing more games
for children. Since I am a programmer, I have started on a couple
of math games myself.

As she teaches bilingual children, and for the benefit of  the
Linux community at large, I will try to get, as much as possible,
software that can be easily ported to a different language.

I am aware of the SEUL project and other educational efforts,
which I listed on the web site.

I would appreciate if you could mention LinuxForKids on LWN,
which by the way I wait for impatiently every thursday ! Keep up
the good work.

Chris Ellec.