14 DAY TRIAL // Foresight Linux Kid's Edition has been announced yesterday by Ken VanDine on his blog, and it is a Linux distribution oriented towards children which comes packed with many applications for educational and entertainment use. Foresight Linux Kid's Edition also has a highly customized GNOME desktop environment, with a single panel (on top) and redesigned start menu that makes it easy to find programs. Let's take a look at the applications provided by this edition of Foresight Linux:
Education
· Tux Paint - a free drawing program designed for young children (kids ages 3 and up). · Tux Typing - an educational typing tutor for children. · GCompris - a complete educational suite for children from 2 to 10. · Tux, of Math Command - a math practice game for elementary school level children.
Games and Entertainment
· SuperTux - a classic 2D jump'n run sidescroller game in a style similar to the original SuperMario games. · SuperTuxKart - a fun kart racing game. · FooBillard - a free OpenGL billard game for Linux. · GNU Chess - a computer program that plays the Game of Chess. · Secret Maryo Chronicles - an Open Source two-dimensional platform game.
Foresight Linux Kid's Edition also includes popular applications, such as:
· F-Spot - Image viewer and browser · Mozilla Firefox - Web browser · Pidgin - Multi-protocol instant messenger · Banshee - Music, Radio player · Totem - Multimedia player
About Foresight:
Foresight is an operating system based on the rPath Linux distribution with an easy to use user interface and showcasing the latest desktop software. Foresight uses the Conary software management system that allows you to efficiently find, install and manage the software on your system. Foresight is overseen by the Foresight Council, or FOCUS, a high level steering committee that was founded in December 2007 with Paul Cutler, Antonio Meireles and Ken VanDine as initial members.
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