Call For Articles - Cool Projects (Linux Journal) [LWN.net]

Linux Journal is looking for cool projects to write articles about. "We're the first to admit that Linux is cool. Just using it is cool, but if you're doing something extra cool with Linux this is your chance to share it with the community. Our Cool Projects issue is coming up quick and we're looking for a few more project articles. We're partial to Cool projects that have a hardware slant, but if you have a Cool software project let us know about that too."

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Linux for Kids Xmas

Posted Dec 19, 2008 17:24 UTC (Fri) by Felix_the_Mac (guest, #32242) [Link]

Well, my project isn't long enough for an article in Linux Journal but I am making custom Edubuntu Live DVDs for my young relatives.

Ingredients:
1. Remastersys (http://www.remastersys.klikit-linux.com/)
Creates a live DVD or CD in a few clicks

2. Ubuntu + Edubuntu Addon CD http://edubuntu.org/
Edubuntu used to be a full distribution but ran out of space on a single CD.
Now it is shipped as an add on CD to the standard Ubuntu install.

3. Kid safe internet filtering burned in via OpenDNS

4. Flash/Java/VLC/Real preinstalled

5. Good internet links:
Nasa Kids - http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/
Switch Zoo - http://www.switchzoo.com/
Ted Tunes - http://ksnn.larc.nasa.gov/home.html
Questionaut - THIS ROCKS! - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/games/questionaut/

6. Great Kids programs:
Childsplay
GCompris
Tux Paint
Tux Maths
Phun - doesn't work to well on my Intel graphics card :-(

Any suggestions?

Linux for Kids Xmas

Posted Dec 19, 2008 19:22 UTC (Fri) by hans (subscriber, #148) [Link]

Any suggestions?

Depending upon their age, they may like PBS Kids - http://pbskids.org.