[sllug-members]: Proxy server

[Lamont Peterson]

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On Tue, 02 Oct 2007 16:55:58 -0600
Corey Edwards <tensai at zmonkey.org> wrote:

> On Tue, 2007-10-02 at 14:31 -0600, Aaron Toponce wrote:
> > Your oldest is only 5, and they were on the Ineternet prior tho that age?
> > Wow, starting them a bit early, eh? :)
> 
> Well, I started them at about age one using a couple simple SDL programs
> that I wrote (and need to release). At that point it was just mashing on
> the keyboard. At age 4 I allowed my oldest to go to pbskids.org so he
> could play some of the games. He really didn't use it that much, which
> is why I haven't turned it back on for him.
> 
> I will second the recommendation of GCompris. Definitely use the admin
> tool to disable the games that are above their level (and periodically
> review them). My kids also love Tux Paint and Planet Penguin Racer (nee
> Tux Racer).
> 
> Just as a final thought about web filtering, I turned on ident so that
> Squid could know which user was using the Internet. I then based the
> usage classes on the user's group (kids, parents).

Yeah, that won't survive as they get older/smarter. :)  Still, not a bad thing
to do, just don't rely on it.
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Lamont Peterson <lamont at gurulabs.com>
Senior Instructor
Guru Labs, L.C. [ http://www.GuruLabs.com/ ]

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