[TriLUG] book for kids on open source philosophy?

[Carl Crider]

Rev OS is also on Netflix (though not stream-able in Linux ... drat)

I enjoyed reading Stallman's "Free as in Freedom", and Torvalds "Just for Fun".




On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 10:14 AM, Igor Partola <igor at igorpartola.com> wrote:
> Kevin,
>
> Though you are asking for books, I thought I'd throw a movie out there:
> Revolution OS (http://www.revolution-os.com/) is a pretty accessible,
> though somewhat dated look at how GNU and Linux got started. It's a series
> of interviews with prominent OSS and FSF figures including RMS, Linus and
> Eric Raymond.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Igor
>
> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 9:45 AM, Kevin Hunter <hunteke at earlham.edu> wrote:
>
>> Hullo TriLUG,
>>
>> A 10 year old I know inquired of me yesterday why my computer looked
>> different than other's he'd used.  After a brief back forth with only
>> slightly more detail than this:
>>
>> "It's just a different program than you've probably seen"
>> "What program is it?"
>> "Linux"
>> "What's that?"
>>
>> His questions quickly centered on this notion of "Free" and he related it
>> very well to what he'd read about SOPA/PIPA from the "black screen on
>> Wikipedia."  From there, he asked where he could read more about it, and
>> all that I could think of were various essays online.
>>
>> Unfortunately, most literature that I've run across, is directed toward
>> adults.  Is anyone aware of literature, books, or other "slightly more than
>> an article" publications on the general scene of FOSS that would be
>> *appropriate for a middle schooler*?  Specifically, this 10-year old is an
>> avid reader, but doesn't have geek parents.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Kevin
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