OT - Protecting kids who use Linux

[Bob McClure Jr]

On Tue, Oct 05, 2004 at 10:45:10AM -0700, Mark Knecht wrote:
> Hi,
>    My son was 10 when he got his first PC. No Internet access and RH8,
> upgraded to RH9 later on. Still no net access.
> 
>    He's now 12 and we are interested in giving him access to the
> Internet, mostly for homework research, but clearly he will want to
> chat with his friends using GAIM/etc. and he'll have a browser to who
> knows where he'll go and what he'll see. Certainly not me....
> 
>    However, my wife and I feel we want and need to know what he's
> doing, what he's looking at,who he's talking to, etc. All the normal
> parental responsibilities. We don't want to be overbearing about it,
> but we know it's something we need to be careful about.
> 
>    How do we do this? I'm using Linux. My wife is switching to Linux
> in the next few months. The only OS my son has had in his room is
> Linux. I understand how to 'configure' his machine remotely, but I
> don't know how to keep him safe while still letting him have fun and
> do what he wants to do within reason.
> 
>    I did some very simple, basic searches for things like 'netnanny &&
> Linux' but came up empty.
> 
>    What are the tools I have available for this sort of application.
> Are there any good sites for this sort of thing? I'm hoping someone
> has read a recent article, etc.
> 
> Thanks,
> Mark

This is non-technical, but one of the best things you can do is put
his monitor where you can see it, too.

Cheers,
-- 
Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
robertmcclure at earthlink.net  http://www.bobcatos.com
Grace happens.