A lighter OpenOffice for all kids... and their parents

[ Thanks to M. Fioretti for this link. ]

"Besides, interaction with developers seems much simpler and friendlier than in many other Free Software projects. Keep reading to know, straight from OOo4Kids developer Eric Bachard, what is that makes OOo4kids unique.

"Stop: Eric, what are the main features of OOo4Kids?

"Eric: OOo4Kids is much simpler to use than the original OpenOffice. The interface is explicitly designed for children in the 7 to 12 years age range: attractive and very simple, without looking for this like some bad 3D cartoon. We have also removed some components which are almost never needed by those users, like support for Databasesii and Java scripting."

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