Comments on: Web filtering with Ubuntu, and Dans Guardian http://www.dishers.com/2007/08/25/web-filtering-with-ubuntu-and-dans-guardian Digital fodder about our family. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:35:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MAD http://www.dishers.com/2007/08/25/web-filtering-with-ubuntu-and-dans-guardian/comment-page-1#comment-15882 MAD Tue, 28 Aug 2007 02:10:38 +0000 http://www.dishers.com/?p=533#comment-15882 While I *agree* with monitor mode for older kids... It's just not going to happen for the younger ones... It's far to simple for them to 'stumble on' stuff they aren't looking for. To me that's the same as walking them into an adult bookstore and asking them to not look around or notice anything. There are plenty of discussions you don't need to have with 6 to 10 year olds, simply because they wandered somewhere they shouldn't have. :D While I *agree* with monitor mode for older kids…

It’s just not going to happen for the younger ones… It’s far to simple for them to ‘stumble on’ stuff they aren’t looking for.

To me that’s the same as walking them into an adult bookstore and asking them to not look around or notice anything.

There are plenty of discussions you don’t need to have with 6 to 10 year olds, simply because they wandered somewhere they shouldn’t have.

:D

]]> By: Costa Tsaousis http://www.dishers.com/2007/08/25/web-filtering-with-ubuntu-and-dans-guardian/comment-page-1#comment-15881 Costa Tsaousis Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:13:30 +0000 http://www.dishers.com/?p=533#comment-15881 Hi, Don't replace %q with %b in firehol. It will brake under certain circumstances. Upgrade to at v1.256. This version is BASH 3.2 and kernel 2.6.20+ compatible. Although a bit philosophical, I would suggest to put dansguardian in monitor mode rather than filtering mode. This means that your kids will have the freedom to do view whatever they like, but you will be alerted by dansguardian when they access something they should not. Once you have been alerted you will have the chance to discuss with your kids, find out what they think about it, or give them reasons for dropping such content. I believe this is better than just forbidding things... Regards, Costa Hi,

Don’t replace %q with %b in firehol. It will brake under certain circumstances.
Upgrade to at v1.256. This version is BASH 3.2 and kernel 2.6.20+ compatible.

Although a bit philosophical, I would suggest to put dansguardian in monitor mode rather than filtering mode. This means that your kids will have the freedom to do view whatever they like, but you will be alerted by dansguardian when they access something they should not. Once you have been alerted you will have the chance to discuss with your kids, find out what they think about it, or give them reasons for dropping such content.

I believe this is better than just forbidding things…

Regards,

Costa

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