Joe LaVigne wrote:
> I don't like the
> idea of perpetuating any religious distributions... Trying to bring
> the kids up to be healthy, happy atheists, and the Christian Edition
> just doesn't meet the criteria... ;-)

Don't be so judgmental. The Ubuntu CE is just Ubuntu with some added
features, primarily Dansguardian. A toolbar called
WhatwouldJesudDownload, some bible study programs. That's it. If you'd
rather do this on your own with Ubuntu and dansguardian, go for it. The
CE distribution just sets it all up for you.

From the Ubuntu CE website:
Ubuntu Christian Edition also includes fully integrated web content
parental controls powered by Dansguardian. A graphical tool to adjust
the parental control settings has also been developed specifically for
Ubuntu Christian Edition. These features are truly what sets Ubuntu
Christian Edition apart.

We have also locked down the proxy settings to make the filtering that
much more difficult to bypass. However, there is no substitute for the
watchful eye of a parent. No filtering system is perfect and many of our
children have the technical ability to circumvent our attempts to
protect them from the bad side of the internet. We have prepared a few
tips to help you better protect your family.

* Create seperate user accounts for each child. They should never have
root access.
* Do not set your CDROM to boot. This will allow a child to use another
LiveCD to go around the filter.
* Set a BIOS password.

# Dansguardian Web Content Parental Controls with graphical interface

* Can be used as a network proxy/filtering server by setting the other
systems proxy settings to the IP address of the Ubuntu CE system and
port 8080.
* Firefox proxy settings are locked down to keep users from bypassing
the filtering.
* Access denied log viewable as text based and html based.


--
As we enjoy great advantages from inventions of others, we should be
glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours;
and this we should do freely and generously.
--Benjamin Franklin