Inappropriate content in Fedora Core 2
Clint Harshaw
clint at penguinsolutions.org
Fri Aug 6 14:57:19 UTC 2004
Christopher A. Williams wrote:
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> In short, I think Mr. Swallow and others have it right. Now that we
> know, if you use FC in the workplace and know one or more screen savers
> would be inappropriate there, simply disable those screen savers. I'd
> also be sure to let others in the workplace know so they are able to do
> the same.
> ..OK - I'm going back to my corner. Flame away if you like.
> Cheers,
> Chris
No flames at all, Chris. It was a well-stated position that you wrote.
It is indeed easy to temporarily disable that particular screensaver --
but easy to put back into place by a user. Is there a way to disable it
for all users of multiple-user desktops (say in a school library or
computer lab)?
It's somewhat disappointing and embarassing to learn that such a Beavis
& Butthead level of middle-school locker room humor made it into a
distro that I've been touting to my institution and colleagues as a
professional and cost-effective alternative to their existing OS. And
I'm glad to learn of it now, than after a school official or parent or
student made the discovery first and raised the roof. I'm not
hand-wringing over this, but it pays to have a healthy-level of
anticipation to head off situations before they become real problems.
So the question that I have is this: Those of us in situations that this
particular screensaver could present issues need to be able to disable
it for all users. Is there a rpm -e like command that will get rid of
it, while still keeping the other screensavers?
Clint
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