Bug#827843: ITP: xlogo -- XLogo is an interpreter for the Logo programming language, written in Java.

[Wolf Bergenheim <wolf@bergenheim.net>]

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
Owner: Wolf Bergenheim <wolf@bergenheim.net>

* Package name    : xlogo
  Version         : 0.9.95
  Upstream Author : Loïc Le Coq <loic@xlogo.tuxfamily.org>
* URL             : http://xlogo.tuxfamily.org
* License         : GPL
  Programming Lang: Java
  Description     : XLogo is an interpreter for the Logo programming language, written in Java.

XLogo is an interpreter for the Logo programming language, written in Java.
It supports nine languages, (French, English, Spanish, Arabic, Portugese,
German, Esperanto, Galacian and Greek) and is licensed under the GPL.
Logo is a programming language developed in the 1970's by Seymour Papert.
It is an excellent language to begin learning with, as it teaches the basics
of things like loops, tests, procedures, etc. The user moves an object called
a "turtle" around the screen using commands as simple as forward, back, right,
and so on. As it moves, the turtle leaves a trail behind it, and so it is
therefore possible to create drawings. Operations on lists and words are also
possible.
For example,  forward 100 right 90 will first make the turtle move 100 steps
forward, and then turn the turtle 90° to the right.
This very intuitive graphical approach makes Logo an ideal language for
beginners, especially children!
 
The debian-live-based distribution Lernstick, that focuses on education,
wants to include XLogo. So I thought I'll add it to Debian to give XLogo
to even more people.

I plan to maintain it on my own, with the help of the Lernstick team or under
collab-maint.