Re: [seul-edu] Easy to use educational software

["Chris Calise" <chris@oip.net>]

Ben, I did not know about SEUL till I started promoting open source here in
Lane County, Oregon. I started UFDA as a way to hopefully change an industry
that I feel is making end user products that are getting more complicated
all the time (like setting the clock on a VCR!). I have been talking to lots
of educators and keep running into the same argument about open source( too
convoluted, no wizards for set-up, don't have time to learn, etc.) I feel
that by reminding developers who their target audience is will keep software
accessible to everyone. I applaud SEUL's effort to bring educational
software to our children.

Chris





----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben Armstrong" <synrg@sanctuary.nslug.ns.ca>
To: <seul-edu@seul.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 4:23 AM
Subject: Re: [seul-edu] Easy to use educational software


> On Sat, Mar 02, 2002 at 03:30:45PM -0800, Chris Calise wrote:
> >
> > Hello, my name is Chris Calise.
>
> > Please forgive me for stepping on my soapbox for a second. I have
> > founded the User Friendly Developers Association (Membership - 2)
>
> Chris,
>
> I'm curious as to how UFDA's goals and SEUL's goals differ, or to put it
> another way, what is distinctive about UFDA that you felt a new
> organization needed to be formed?
>
> Regards,
> Ben Armstrong
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