Feature changed by: Rick Beauchamp (techwiz03) Feature #308471, revision 2 Title: KBasic Package Wishlist: Unconfirmed Priority Requester: Important Requested by: Lee Matheson (oldcpu) Description: I also added this as a desired package for openSUSE-11.3, being not certain where it belongs: https://features.opensuse.org/308466 KBasic is a programming language which is simply intuitive and easy to learn. It is a new programming language, a further BASIC dialect and is related to VB.NET™, Visual Basic®, Visual Basic for Application® and Java™. It combines many features of those tools and comes with built-in backward support for those tools and QBasic® as it is 100% syntax compatible to VB6, VBA and QBasic®. A web page with more information on KBasic to assist in any evaluation as to whether it is worth the effort to include in openSUSE package: http://kbasic.com/ (http://kbasic.com/) A big advantage is its reasonably similar look/feel will mean users migrating to openSUSE Linux from MS-Windows will be more at home with a programming language reasonably similar to what they are used to. Also, independant of what ever one may think of users migrating from a "Redmond" based operating system, in my view openSUSE needs a basic visual programming language for all openSUSE users who want a simple programming environment. It does not matter how the users arrived at openSUSE, nor where they originated from. openSUSE needs such a user friendly programming language environment. This kbasic package can provide that environment. + Discussion: + #1: Rick Beauchamp (techwiz03) (2009-12-05 19:38:26) + Linux is a powerful multi-user multi-tasking OS with the power and + stability to go really far, yet when it comes to RAD there are so many + tools built for Linux that don't get included. I note, Kbasic and + xBasic are two that provide WYSIWYG RAD that provide basic language in + and 'C/C++' out for kBasic and 'assembly' out for xBasic. Unfortunately + neither are packaged for openSUSE. -- openSUSE Feature: https://features.opensuse.org/308471