OT - Protecting kids who use Linux

[John Reynolds]

>On Tue, 5 Oct 2004 13:13:09 -0500, Bob McClure Jr
><robertmcclure at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> 
>> This is non-technical, but one of the best things you can do is put
>> his monitor where you can see it, too.
>>
>
>Yes, I agree, be we also want to give him some sense of privacy so
>this machine is in his room. He's been using my wife's Windows box to
>surf the web for homework, etc., but she wants him off now that he
>sits and chats with girls for an hour every evening.
>
>We're not against him growing up. We just want it to be safe. The San
>Jose Merc yesterday had a front page article on this stuff. We gave
>him the article to read. He was shocked...

Then you're already using the most effective child-protection tool there 
is : you're talking to him.

Keep up the good work!

John Reynolds