- GCompris
Infobox Software
name = GCompris
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developer = Bruno Coudoin
latest release version = 8.4.4 (Linux/Unix) / 8.3.5 (Windows)
latest release date = February 14, 2008
programming language = Python
operating system =Linux ,Mac OS X , Windows
language = 23 languages
genre =Education
license = GPL
website = [http://gcompris.net/-en- gcompris.net]GCompris is a suite of educational software for children aged 2 to 10. [cite web | url = http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20031006/indiacomputes02.shtml | title = Why Free Software makes sense in education | publisher = Express Computer | date = 2003-10-06 | accessdate = 2007-07-25 ]
It is available for
Linux ,Mac OS X and other systems. Binaries compiled for Microsoft Windows version are distributed ascrippleware with a restricted number of activities; it is possible to access all the activities in Windows for a fee.Features
GCompris has more than 100 activities related to:
* Computer discovery: keyboard, mouse, different mouse gestures
* Algebra: table memory, enumeration, double entry table, mirror images
* Science: the canal lock, the water cycle, the submarine, electric simulations
* Geography: place the country on the map
* Games: chess, memory, connect 4, oware, sudoku
* Reading: reading practice
* Other: learn to tell time, puzzle of famous paintings, vector drawing, cartoon makingDevelopment history
The first version of the game was made in 2000 by Bruno Coudoin, a French software engineer. Since the first release it was distributed freely on the Internet and was protected by the
GNU General Public License . The motivation behind the development was to provide native educational application for Linux. Since then, the software has seen continuous improvements, in term of graphical and number of activities, thanks to the help of many developers and graphic artists joining the project over the years.The name GCompris comes from the French "J'ai compris", which is French for "I have understood". [cite web | url=http://www.itworld.com/nl/lnx_desktop/02212002/?idgnet | title=Defeat the Windows Monopoly, Teach Your Kids Linux | publisher=ITworld.com | author=Eric Foster-Johnson | date=2002-02-21 | accessdate=2007-07-25]
References
External links
* [http://gcompris.net/-en- Official website]
* [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=6865 Download]
* [http://svn.gnome.org/svn/gcompris/trunk/ Source code (SVN)]
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