| Open source drawing software for children gets major update |
Oct. 12, 2004
New Breed Software has announced the immediate availability of a major update to its children's art and drawing program, TuxPaint. The new version incorporates features requested by teachers and parents, including an easy-to-use configuration tool, a multi-layered coloring book mode, and templates to jump-start designs, says project creator and well known open source developer Bill Kendrick.
Tux Paint is a popular drawing program for young children, released as Open Source software under the GNU General Public License. Kendrick describes TuxPaint as a scaled down version of The Gimp, but scaled down and "cartooned up" to suit kids of all ages and levels of computer competency.
The software currently supports over 45 different languages. It is available for Linux, Mac OS X, BSD, Solaris, and Windows platforms.
The Tux Paint project's goal is to produce and promote quality educational Open Source software. Schools across the globe are using the software as part of their curriculum.
A complete list of changes is available in the Tux Paint change log, and the download is available here.
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