In today's open source roundup: The Kano Linux kit makes learning to build and use computers fun for children. Plus: Three streaming music clients for Linux, and the eNcade is a portable retro gaming ...

It felt a little like Christmas, opening and unpacking the Kano box with my kids. Everything about the computer kit felt designed for children — like the tiny orange keyboard, the chunky see-through ...

The Harry Potter universe is already being used to get children excited about reading. Now Kano, makers of the kid-friendly Kano Computer Kit, is betting it can do the same for computer programming.