Re: [libreplanet-discuss] Products you want to see in the 2016 Giving Guide?

[Pen-Yuan Hsing]

On 2016-10-31 21:20, Zak Rogoff wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> The FSF's Holiday Giving Guide is scheduled to launch in November, so
> I'm putting out a call for product suggestions. Stuff that's new this
> year is especially welcome, but we're not limiting ourselves to new
> products.
>
> Here's last year's guide: www.fsf.org/givingguide/2015
>
> And the list of ideas that have been proposed so far:
> https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:Giving_Guide_Suggestions
>
> Please reply all with any suggestions you'd like to make.
>
> Thanks!

Just so summarise suggestions that I've seen so far, I especially like the 
suggestions for kids and hope at least some can make it into this year's Giving 
Guide. Let me know if I forgot anything/anyone.

From Mariah:

> Minetest instead of Minecraft
> Desktop with Sugar instead of Chromebooks
> Kerbal Space Program for GNU/Linux instead of Elite Dangerous
> OsmAnd with a device mounting system instead of a Garmin or Google Maps
> GitLab instead of GitHub
> ownCloud instead of Google Drive
> LittleBits instead of Lego

From keesepema:

> Bee Bot
https://www.bee-bot.us/

From Adonay:

> Colobot: a game where you can program your own robots to explore the
> fictional planets of the game. Story mode is very challenging and
> interesting. Although I haven't played it for a while.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colobot

From cmh:

* Snap Circuits: http://www.snapcircuits.net/

* Sugar on a Stick: https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Sugar_on_a_Stick

* Magnaformers: http://www.magformers.com/

* Tegu magnetic blocks: http://www.tegu.com/

* Learning Resources' Gears! Gears! Gears!

* Kiwi Crate: http://www.kiwicrate.com