From kde-edu-devel Wed Aug 28 19:10:17 2013 From: Marco Calignano Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 19:10:17 +0000 To: kde-edu-devel Subject: Re: KDE, KDE Edu in Taiwan Message-Id: X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-edu-devel&m=137771703312973 MIME-Version: 1 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="--===============0599214890393254112==" --===============0599214890393254112== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c2c67471aaa604e506bd1f --001a11c2c67471aaa604e506bd1f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hi Nicola, I am Italian too and I understood both your letters ;) I was also looking into the code of educazionik, and there is a lot of Italians words as variables. I do not know if that could be a little problem for other programmers that want to step in. There are also the configuration files: they are text file and I guess they need to have a defined structure for the program to work. It would be good to have XML files where each field is named in the file itself. I guessyou need an editor to enable the author of configuration files to be able to do their own exercise. Also I see that all the string that the GUI shows are also in Italian, but the code does not allow for translations. How do you think you go about these problems? Cheers Marco On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 9:26 AM, wrote: > Hi, > I am the developer of the project educazionik, simple software for primary > school Italian, a year ago we talked about bringing my software in > edu-kde, but I have not yet done so (you forgive me). I can bring my > experience in Italy, side windows pc is used (few linux often because is 0 > cost), there are now experimental classes who are using android tablet. I > think the choice falls on android for cost reasons. I think a tablet > plasma would be towed to kde on pc, many buy a mac after buying an iphone > or ipad. > > N. > > > ps. sorry for my previous mail in italian (the haste is a bad counselor) > > > Hi, > > I've just read this on G+: > > > > KDE is the best choice for education KDE-education is fantastic, but what > > we can do to promote its use in schools around world? > > ... > > In Taiwan, we're now working on an extended distribution called ezgo, > > which > > is derived from ubuntu (before 2011) and kubuntu(2012~now). It is aimed > > for education, pre-installing many good free and open source software for > > education. This year we'll have about 10 thousands PCs bundle with ezgo > > 2013, which will be distributed to about 300 high schools and elementary > > schools. > > ... > > Since it is based on Kubuntu since last year, it means that there will be > > many students using KDE at school and at home from this year. We'll also > > write a book simply introducing KDE. > > > > ---------- > > > > First of all, kudos to he who made it possible, I have no idea but it's > > awesome. :) > > > > Then anybody knows who is in charge? Maybe we can use this opportunity to > > get any feedback at last? > > > > Cheers! \o/ > > Aleix > > _______________________________________________ > > kde-edu mailing list > > kde-edu@mail.kde.org > > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-edu > > > > > _______________________________________________ > kde-edu mailing list > kde-edu@mail.kde.org > https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-edu > -- Life is short, so learn from your mistakes And stand behind, the choices that you make Face each day with both eyes open wide And try to give don't keep it all inside Dream Theater --001a11c2c67471aaa604e506bd1f Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Hi Nicola,

I am Italian too and I under= stood both your letters ;)
I was also looking into the code of=A0= educazionik, and there is a lot of Italians words as variables. I do not kn= ow =A0if that could be a little problem for =A0 other programmers that want= to step in.
There are also the configuration files: they are text file and I guess= they need to have a defined structure for the program to work. It would be= good to have XML files where each field is named in the file itself. I gue= ssyou need an editor to enable the author of configuration files to be able= to do their own exercise. Also I see that all the string that the GUI show= s are also in Italian, but the code =A0does not allow for translations.=A0<= /div>
How do you think you go =A0about these problems?

<= div>Cheers
Marco =A0

On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 9:26 AM, <ni= cola@nicoladefilippo.it> wrote:
Hi,
I am the developer of the project educazionik, simple software for primary<= br> school Italian, a year ago we talked about bringing my software in
edu-kde, but I have not yet done so (you forgive me). I can bring my
experience in Italy, side windows pc is used (few linux often because is 0<= br> cost), there are now experimental classes who are using android tablet. I think the choice falls on android for cost reasons. I think a tablet
plasma would be towed to kde =A0on pc, many buy a mac after buying an iphon= e
or ipad.

=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0N.


ps. sorry for my previous mail in italian (the haste is a bad counselor)

> Hi,
> I've just read this on G+:
>
> KDE is the best choice for education KDE-education is fantastic, but w= hat
> we can do to promote its use in schools around world?
> ...
> In Taiwan, we're now working on an extended distribution called ez= go,
> which
> is derived from ubuntu (before 2011) and kubuntu(2012~now). =A0It is a= imed
> for education, pre-installing many good free and open source software = for
> education. =A0This year we'll have about 10 thousands PCs bundle w= ith ezgo
> 2013, which will be distributed to about 300 high schools and elementa= ry
> schools.
> ...
> Since it is based on Kubuntu since last year, it means that there will= be
> many students using KDE at school and at home from this year. =A0We= 9;ll also
> write a book simply introducing KDE.
>
> ----------
>
> First of all, kudos to he who made it possible, I have no idea but it&= #39;s
> awesome. :)
>
> Then anybody knows who is in charge? Maybe we can use this opportunity= to
> get any feedback at last?
>
> Cheers! \o/
> Aleix
> ________________________= _______________________
> kde-edu mailing list
> kde-edu@mail.kde.org
> https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-edu
>


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=
Life is short, so learn from your mistakes=A0
And stand behi= nd, the choices that you make=A0

Face each day wit= h both eyes open wide=A0
And try to give don't keep it all inside=A0

=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 = =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0Dream Theater

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