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RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[2607:f8b0:4864:20::536:from]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[] X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.33 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 18 Jul 2020 15:41:55 -0000 On 7/18/20 5:21 AM, Pau Amma wrote: > On 2020-07-18 06:22, Dewayne Geraghty wrote: >> On 18/07/2020 1:09 pm, Pau Amma wrote: >>> This category would comprise ports that are mainly educational in >>> nature >>> or purpose, such as: >>> - course-writing or course-delivery applications, >>> - classroom or school management applications (eg, scheduling classes), >>> - applications, utilities, or games primarily or substantially designed >>> to help the user learn a specific topic or study in general, like >>> typing >>> tutors, flashcard applications, or educational games. >> ... >> >> Great idea Pau! >> >> You might like to add www/sakai though its quite dated (ports is 10.2; >> current version 20.1) > > Indeed. Not sure how I missed it, thanks. I'll wait a few more days > before filing a PR, in case I missed something else or there's an > objection. I, too, love the idea. I would suggest that a sub-category of "suggested learning path" programs might be an asset as well, including useful languages to examine. We might also consider resurrecting Knuth's code+language concepts and tools. Assuming this category is accepted, I would then suggest an announcement post to the FreeBSD-advocacy@ and FreeBSD-women@ lists, and perhaps notification to the KDE and EduBuntu core lists. :D Don Wilde **************************************************** * What is the Internet of Things but a system * * of systems including humans? * ****************************************************