Hi there,
does anyone of you have good recommendations for books explaining Free
Software topics, basics of computing, source code, etc. to children. I
am interested in books for the age from 3 to 12. Also things which are
slightly connected would be appreciated.
Best Regards,
Matthias
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You might have seen that already before when we had some discussion
about the FOSSA project, but as I was just commenting a policy paper
which was mentioning bug bounties, I thought it is a good to remind you
about this write-up by the Apache Software Foundation:
Chapter "Bug Bounties - a Panacea?" in
https://blogs.apache.org/foundation/entry/free_and_open_source_security
Would be interested what people here think about that.
Best Regards,
Matthias
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Evaggelos Balaskas wrote:
> I don't know about that age (3-12) but one of the classics in that area
> (my opinion) is The Cathedral and the Bazaar by Eric S. Raymond
That essay focuses on developmental methodology and business interests
("...and listen to your customers", case reviews on businesses like
Netscape). Free software focuses on ethically of treating other people with
regard to computers; free software isn't anti-business but the free
software movement doesn't give primacy to business interests. These
different philophies reach radically different ends when comparing the
reaction to reliable, featureful proprietary software (as
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html describes
toward the end).
Raymond's essay refers to "Linux" as an operating system (or outright
claims "the Linux operating system") despite that Linux is and was a kernel.
For free software rationale I recommend the material on
https://audio-video.gnu.org/, the collected rms essays in "Free Software,
Free Society", and asking rms directly by emailing rms(a)gnu.org.
Web Design for Kids.
https://www.bookdepository.com/Web-Design-for-Kids-20-Sr-John-Vanden-Huevel…
The version on sale now has pop ups which I don't have. I don't know if
it is any good but it certainly helped me understand HTML5. My children
are in the 3-12 age range did not find it just as interesting. There are
others with similar titles like "web for babies" and so on.
Cathedral and Bazaar is good but I think (taking my children as a
reference) is aimed at older people.
The FSFE comic regarding open standards would be a better option.
The humble bundle ebook bundle had some interesting books but mainly
"make" magazine stuff.
There was a book called IPSUM or LOREM which was like a cross between
"Sophie's world" and "Alice in wonderland" but relating to programming.
Very interesting but sadly I can't find a link for it. It will be mostly
aimed to the 10 and up range IMHO. The Cory Doctorow novels like "little
Brother" "homeland" and "pirate cinema" should also work for that age
range though they might be a bit scary (they were scary for me!). They
are found in the teen section in my local library
https://wiki.richmondmakerlabs.uk/index.php/File:LibraryProjectV1Install.jpg
On 15/06/17 08:54, Evaggelos Balaskas wrote:
> I don't know about that age (3-12) but one of the classics in that area (my opinion) is The Cathedral and the Bazaar
> by Eric S. Raymond
>
>
>
> June 15, 2017 10:25 AM, "Matthias Kirschner" <mk(a)fsfe.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> does anyone of you have good recommendations for books explaining Free
>> Software topics, basics of computing, source code, etc. to children. I
>> am interested in books for the age from 3 to 12. Also things which are
>> slightly connected would be appreciated.
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Matthias
>>
>> --
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Rushkoff's Program Or Be Programmed is short and written for a
non-technical audience: not sure it is ok for kids, though. The best parts
are the introduction and the last chapter: clear explanations with easy to
grasp analogies.
http://www.anobii.com/books/Program_Or_Be_Programmed/9781593764265/011c34f8…
Best regards,
On Thu, Jun 15, 2017 at 9:54 AM, Evaggelos Balaskas <ebal(a)fsfe.org> wrote:
> I don't know about that age (3-12) but one of the classics in that area
> (my opinion) is The Cathedral and the Bazaar
> by Eric S. Raymond
>
>
>
> June 15, 2017 10:25 AM, "Matthias Kirschner" <mk(a)fsfe.org> wrote:
>
> > Hi there,
> >
> > does anyone of you have good recommendations for books explaining Free
> > Software topics, basics of computing, source code, etc. to children. I
> > am interested in books for the age from 3 to 12. Also things which are
> > slightly connected would be appreciated.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Matthias
> >
> > --
> > Matthias Kirschner - President - Free Software Foundation Europe
> > Schönhauser Allee 6/7, 10119 Berlin, Germany | t +49-30-27595290
> > Registered at Amtsgericht Hamburg, VR 17030 | (fsfe.org/join)
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