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Welcome to Tux4Kids!
Tux4Kids develops high-quality software for kids, with the goal of combining fun and learning into an irresistable package. Our software is free: you can download it for use at home or onto hundreds of computers in a school. We support all major platforms, including Windows, Macintosh, and Linux/Unix. Our programs are used by people around the globe, and they have been translated into dozens of different languages. As open-source software, these programs can be freely extended or customized, and they are supported by active communities of volunteer developers.
Whether you're a parent, a teacher, or a kid, give Tux4Kids software a try!

NEWS, 2009-11-10: New Tux Type release!
Version 1.8.0 of Tux Typing has been released and is available for download at this site. This release includes many new word lists and lessons, as well as all-new high-resolution background images and new music files for the "fish" game. Additionally, Tux Typing 1.8.0 includes the first public release of the new word list editor from GSoC 2009 - it is now possible to create custom word lists from within Tux Typing itself. The source code and a Windows installer are available here at Alioth, and RPM packages can be obtained via the openSUSE build service search page. Mac users are encouraged to check back for the OS-X build, which hopefully will be available in the next few days.

NEWS, 2009-11-10: New Tux Type release!

Version 1.8.0 of Tux Typing has been released and is available for download at this site. This release includes many new word lists and lessons, as well as all-new high-resolution background images and new music files for the "fish" game. Additionally, Tux Typing 1.8.0 includes the first public release of the new word list editor from GSoC 2009 - it is now possible to create custom word lists from within Tux Typing itself.
The source code and a Windows installer are available here at Alioth, and RPM packages can be obtained via the openSUSE build service search page. Mac users are encouraged to check back for the OS-X build, which hopefully will be available in the next few days.

NEWS, 2009-10-06: Webpage update
From the webmaster: After some trouble with SVN, we have been able to update and make corrections to the website once again. All three projects are still being actively worked on, even though there may not be much activity on the front page here. Keep checking back for the next versions of each of the programs. Alot of work was done over the summer by the GSOC particpants. Subscribe to our Mailing Lists to keep up with every detail. Questions can be submitted in the Forums or on the mailing lists. Any problems, suggestions, typos, etc. please direct to the Tux4Kids discuss list, and I will make the corrections as soon as possible.

NEWS, 2009-10-06: Webpage update

From the webmaster:
After some trouble with SVN, we have been able to update and make corrections to the website once again. All three projects are still being actively worked on, even though there may not be much activity on the front page here. Keep checking back for the next versions of each of the programs. Alot of work was done over the summer by the GSOC particpants. Subscribe to our Mailing Lists to keep up with every detail. Questions can be submitted in the Forums or on the mailing lists. Any problems, suggestions, typos, etc. please direct to the Tux4Kids discuss list, and I will make the corrections as soon as possible.

NEWS, 2009-03-19: Tux4Kids accepted for GSoC 2009!
Tux4Kids has been accepted as a participating organization for this year's Google Summer of Code. We are very excited about another phase of productive coding. All three Tux4Kids programs (Tux Paint, Tux Math and Tux Typing) will take part again this year. The GSoC site has full information, including the list of particating organizations and their applications for students. The list of "Ideas" for Tux4Kids is on the GSoC site. The student application period is 23 March to 03 April.

NEWS, 2009-03-19: Tux4Kids accepted for GSoC 2009!

Tux4Kids has been accepted as a participating organization for this year's Google Summer of Code. We are very excited about another phase of productive coding. All three Tux4Kids programs (Tux Paint, Tux Math and Tux Typing) will take part again this year. The GSoC site has full information, including the list of particating organizations and their applications for students. The list of "Ideas" for Tux4Kids is on the GSoC site. The student application period is 23 March to 03 April.

NEWS, 2009-03-14: Tux4Kids planning to participate in GSoC 2009
Tux4Kids has submitted its application to participate in Google's Summer of Code again for 2009. We will be informed on March 18 whether our application has been accepted. Further information will be posted at that time.

NEWS, 2009-02-26: Current RPMs available for multiple distros!
Tux4Kids is now an active participant in the OpenSUSE Build Service, which provides the infrastructure for automated package building for most linux distributions. Tuxmath and Tuxtype packages can be located through the build service search page. This search page will locate both the most recent stable releases, located in the OpenSUSE Education project, as well as "preview" releases, located in my home project but available to anyone. The "preview" packages are now generated almost automatically and will track the status of the Subversion repository quite closely. Currently supported distributions include OpenSUSE (10.3, 11.0, 11.1, Factory); Fedora 9 and 10; and Mandriva 2008 and 2009. All of these packages have been built for both i586 and x86_64 architectures. Testing is needed for all of the preview packages - please report any issues to tuxmath-devel@lists.sourceforge.net. The Build System also supports .deb packaging for recent Debian and Ubuntu releases, but building of preview .deb packages is not yet set up. Of course, official releases of all Tux4Kids apps are included the standard Debian and Ubuntu repositories.

NEWS, 2009-02-26: Current RPMs available for multiple distros!

Tux4Kids is now an active participant in the OpenSUSE Build Service, which provides the infrastructure for automated package building for most linux distributions. Tuxmath and Tuxtype packages can be located through the build service search page. This search page will locate both the most recent stable releases, located in the OpenSUSE Education project, as well as "preview" releases, located in my home project but available to anyone. The "preview" packages are now generated almost automatically and will track the status of the Subversion repository quite closely.

Currently supported distributions include OpenSUSE (10.3, 11.0, 11.1, Factory); Fedora 9 and 10; and Mandriva 2008 and 2009. All of these packages have been built for both i586 and x86_64 architectures. Testing is needed for all of the preview packages - please report any issues to tuxmath-devel@lists.sourceforge.net. The Build System also supports .deb packaging for recent Debian and Ubuntu releases, but building of preview .deb packages is not yet set up. Of course, official releases of all Tux4Kids apps are included the standard Debian and Ubuntu repositories.

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