Parental Control

Content filtering

Whilst we think the internet is a brilliant thing and that generally it should remain free and open, we also recognise that it is appropriate to restrict children's access to it.

We can install this software on request.

Technical detail

We are adapting some tools developed by the Ubuntu community to allow parents to restrict content.

For a menu item to be created you must have a user account created with a version of the bristolwireless package version >= 0.7.1-1, the software will still work on standard Debian systems.

A Beta (test) version of the software is here:

http://ftp.bristolwireless.net/misc/install_dansguardian_gui_Debian_Etch_6.tar.gz

then run

tar -zxvvf install_dansguardian_gui_Debian_Etch_5

su
<enter password>
sh install_me

apt-get -f install

keep pressing return.

restart dansguardian

to launch the GUI

gksu parental_control

Whilst we believe that the software will do a good job of restricting content, we provide no guarantees to this effect and accept no liability whatsoever for any inappropriate content. We are simply providing a set of tools for parents to use, the efficacy of the software depends on its proper and careful use.

We draw your attention to Section 11 of the General Public License (GPL) under which the software is provided:

"11. BECAUSE THE PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION."