I think that argument is completely silly. How much of your and my tax dollars are we willing to spend to ineffectively limit access to porn from library computers. Cause it is going to take more dollars than I am willing to spend to completely block this sort of things at a library. And I think that money can be better spent.
Having watched the level of technical competence in the kids using the computers at the library, there is very little that can be done to truly limit access. The kids I've watched are as good or better than I am in using gateways, reflectors, etc to get around the blocks that were in place at my town's library. What I did see was that legitimate uses of the computer for scholastic research was blocked by the not so smart filtering software they had installed. (A real world example I witnessed - a girl trying to do a paper on protein vs fat in a proper diet was blocked from looking for "chicken breasts") Rather than trying to block access to pornographic materials on the library computers, instead just place the computers with the monitors turned out into the general space, use Opera, and turn off popups. As for all the computers being used to access porn, and thereby limiting access for legitimate purposes - I have never been to a library where the staff was not well aware of who was using the computers for what, and excersized plenty of control over who and how long. Just my opinion, Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/31/02 12:47PM >>> My point was that a library does not store pornographic materials. I pay for my library through taxes. Just as we don't spend tax dollars on filling the library shelves with porn we should not provide access to porn either. What if all the machines are tied up with porno surfers while others can't do legitimate research? What if my kid is walking by a machine that has porn on the screen? I'm sorry, but my taxes should not be used for this nonsense. Maybe all libraries should have a separate porn room for that kind of thing but leave the rest of us out of it. Howie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 10:46 AM Subject: RE: First Amendment Wins Again > You are not being forced to look at it. Equal access. Porn filters also > filter out such important sites as breast cancer information, artwork, > political sites (e.g., net nanny edited out the Democratic and Republican > National Party sites), etc. Not just some site that shows some t and A. > > Who decides what is acceptable and what is not. What about political beliefs > or unpopular opinions. Are they to be censored next? > > larry > > -- > Larry C. Lyons > ColdFusion/Web Developer > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > EBStor.com > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > tel: (703) 393-7930 > fax: (703) 393-2659 > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > http://www.pacel.com > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > -- > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
