http://business.newsforge.com/newsvac/0 ... 7228.shtml
I sent them the following info:
As Publicity Officer for Puppy Linux (which already has PuppyBasic built in) and head of the Open Source Multi-dimensional ASQ Project
old site - some broken links
http://www.zen45800.zen.co.uk/asq3/
wiki site
http://tmxxine.com/Wikka/wikka.php?wakk ... evelopment
I will try and offer a rather alternative perspective.
Is Kpl called "Kipple"? Even I don't like to be called a Kid (and I am 93 years young)
Your language seems geared towards about 7-8 years and onward. What about two year olds and senile dements like me? Can we manipulate shapes and objects and still get effects? Drape was the last language I know of, that worked like this. Logo is good if you can read - certainly better than Basic. Have you looked at Panther - that was a nice little learning language for Windows.
I liked Squeak, however it was too slow and too different to make much sense of but the IDE idea was good . . .
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What platforms or technologies would you like to see KPL run on?
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Puppy Linux - ah OK Linux
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Are you using KPL v 1.1 now, on Windows?
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I don't use or expect Windows to be viable in the long term
It is a kludge and is therefore falling apart even as we speak
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Are you a software developer who would work on KPL if it were open source? What language or technologies would you work with if you are?
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No. I refuse to learn languages every 10 minutes. I am awaiting a programming language easy enough for kids and the slow witted (like me)
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What open source community or platform would you recommend for KPL v 1.1 as an open source project?
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I would recommend Puppy. We will work on older hardware. We are fast. Our forum is Puppy friendly. We do have a Puppy for kids program and many of our members are professional educators.
