Arfon Gryffydd wrote:
>
> I for set up a pentium for the kids to learn on and since thier attention
> span is about 12uS before jumping to a new activity, I am giving them a net
> connection....
>
> I want to be responsible about this by:
> 1) Keeping the computer in the family room where we, the 'adults' are 80%
> of the time.
> 2) Making sure that I or sweetie-pie have to make the net connection.
>
> 3) Using some parental controls software.
>
> Problem is: Is there ANY parental control software for Linux????
>
> I want the kids to get used to real computer enviroments (like Unix ) and
> not M$.
None of the popular censorship software seems to have been ported, I
doubt any of it will be.
There are the ISP-level services, of course.
Me, I say let them see what they want. Pornography is _boring_
aside from the "forbidden fruit" aspect to a kid.
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Received on Wed Jan 13 1999 - 21:27:19 GMT