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From: ericb on 6 Jan 2010 02:08 On 5 jan, 19:55, Jeffrey Needle <jeff.nee...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > LouB wrote: > > wasbit wrote: > > >> "wasbit" <was...(a)live.co.ok> wrote in message > >>news:hhlp6i$32r$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > >>> Has Open Office 4 Kids been discussed in this group previously? > > >>> OOo4Kids -http://wiki.ooo4kids.org/index.php/Main_Page > > >> Just thought I'd give this a bump as it seems so unpopular. > > >> There have been several threads about office or word processing apps > >> that are rather heavy on resources. > > >> I installed Open Office & AVG Antivirus on an old Acer laptop running > >> XP Home. with a 400Mhz cpu & 160Mb Ram & gave it to an elderly > >> neighbour who ran a small office many years ago but has no computer > >> knowledge. > > >> As to be expected the laptop ran quite slowly. > > >> By replacing the full OO & Avg with OOo4kids & Avira it perked up some > >> what. > > >> I suspect this was a combination of both apps using less resources. > > >> Download page -http://wiki.ooo4kids.org/index.php/Download > > >> currently 0.6 (beta) > > >> says suitable for : > >> Windows XP (W7 reported ok too) > >> Portable Windows XP > >> Mac OS X > >> Linux/Unix - various 32/64 bit > > >> wasbit > > Thanks for the idea > > I couldn't get OO for Kids to run for more than five minutes or so without crashing. Post such comments is not very constructive :-/ What about explain what you did to crash it (to reproduce the crash), and then report the problem to the devs ? You can contact us on IRC : server : irc.freenode.net channel : #ooo4Kids Thanks > Yes, it's still in beta. I wouldn't use it for production. For production of what ? Please remember this is a children dedicated software, targeted 7-12 years (not exactly, but you get the idea) Last but not least, we are just volunteers, not being paid nor helped to produce that, and we accept donations : http://download.ooo4kids.org/donate/en Thanks ericb
From: LouB on 6 Jan 2010 11:02 ericb wrote: > On 5 jan, 19:55, Jeffrey Needle <jeff.nee...(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> LouB wrote: >>> wasbit wrote: >>>> "wasbit" <was...(a)live.co.ok> wrote in message >>>> news:hhlp6i$32r$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>>>> Has Open Office 4 Kids been discussed in this group previously? >>>>> OOo4Kids -http://wiki.ooo4kids.org/index.php/Main_Page >>>> Just thought I'd give this a bump as it seems so unpopular. >>>> There have been several threads about office or word processing apps >>>> that are rather heavy on resources. >>>> I installed Open Office & AVG Antivirus on an old Acer laptop running >>>> XP Home. with a 400Mhz cpu & 160Mb Ram & gave it to an elderly >>>> neighbour who ran a small office many years ago but has no computer >>>> knowledge. >>>> As to be expected the laptop ran quite slowly. >>>> By replacing the full OO & Avg with OOo4kids & Avira it perked up some >>>> what. >>>> I suspect this was a combination of both apps using less resources. >>>> Download page -http://wiki.ooo4kids.org/index.php/Download >>>> currently 0.6 (beta) >>>> says suitable for : >>>> Windows XP (W7 reported ok too) >>>> Portable Windows XP >>>> Mac OS X >>>> Linux/Unix - various 32/64 bit >>>> wasbit >>> Thanks for the idea >> I couldn't get OO for Kids to run for more than five minutes or so without crashing. > > Post such comments is not very constructive :-/ > > What about explain what you did to crash it (to reproduce the crash), > and then report the problem to the devs ? > > You can contact us on IRC : > > server : irc.freenode.net > channel : #ooo4Kids > > Thanks >> Yes, it's still in beta. I wouldn't use it for production. > > For production of what ? Please remember this is a children dedicated > software, targeted 7-12 years (not exactly, but you get the idea) > > Last but not least, we are just volunteers, not being paid nor helped > to produce that, and we accept donations : http://download.ooo4kids.org/donate/en > > > Thanks > ericb Perhaps you should consider a slightly modified version for those who need very simple WP stuff like 85 year olds. Lou
From: M.L. on 6 Jan 2010 13:20 >> this is a children dedicated >> software, targeted 7-12 years (not exactly, but you get the idea) >> >> Last but not least, we are just volunteers, not being paid nor helped >> to produce that, and we accept donations : http://download.ooo4kids.org/donate/en Does the opensource community have something against providing screenshots of its software? I'd think those developing software for children would be especially aware of the need for parents and educators to evaluate the interface early on.
From: Jeffrey Needle on 6 Jan 2010 14:09 >> I couldn't get OO for Kids to run for more than five minutes or so without crashing. > > Post such comments is not very constructive :-/ > Crashes are random, and yes, each has been reported. > What about explain what you did to crash it (to reproduce the crash), > and then report the problem to the devs ? > > You can contact us on IRC : > > server : irc.freenode.net > channel : #ooo4Kids > > Thanks >> Yes, it's still in beta. I wouldn't use it for production. > > For production of what ? Please remember this is a children dedicated > software, targeted 7-12 years (not exactly, but you get the idea) > > Last but not least, we are just volunteers, not being paid nor helped > to produce that, and we accept donations : http://download.ooo4kids.org/donate/en > I do understand, but I'm not sure, other than the icons, why it's aimed toward kids. Operation is exactly like OO, there are so many options, so many things. I applaud your efforts, and do hope you can produce something useful. It's just not for me. > > Thanks > ericb
From: ericb on 7 Jan 2010 03:09 On 6 jan, 20:09, Jeffrey Needle <jeff.nee...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> I couldn't get OO for Kids to run for more than five minutes or so without crashing. > > > Post such comments is not very constructive :-/ > Crashes are random, and yes, each has been reported. Where ? I can't find a trace of your "reports" > > What about explain what you did to crash it (to reproduce the crash), and then report the problem to the devs ? > > You can contact us on IRC : > > > server : irc.freenode.net > > channel : #ooo4Kids > I do understand, but I'm not sure, other than the icons, why it's aimed toward kids. Operation is exactly like OO, there are so many options, > so many things. It is scheduled to remove a lot of things, and the time is the issue there. For further information, see the wiki pages (some are in french, sorry) : The Writer toolbars (we'll do the same with all applications very soon) : http://wiki.ooo4kids.org/index.php/ToolbarWriter/fr The Calc function assistant : http://wiki.ooo4kids.org/index.php/CalcFunctionsAssistant/fr The (future, work in progress) : http://wiki.ooo4kids.org/index.php/NewWriterWizard The important is that we work with teachers, respecting the requests they do. the process is : - they ask on the users list - + they describe the need on the wiki - if nobody disagrees, we explain what we can do - the work starts asap (else, it is scheduled in the stack) Nothing is decided directly by the devs, but with the teachers, who know well the needs. The goal is to propose something for 8-9 (cycle 2 in France) , 10-11 (cycle 3 in France) and older. For younger children, we suggest to use GCompris instead (e.g.).
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