On Sat, 2 Dec 2000, Annie Pinder wrote: > Hi all. > > I had an idea about making debian availiable to all. How about having > differant groups of ages. Each age group has a group, with a name (perhaps > based on something debian/unixy). These allow differant levels of security > appropriate to the target age. So for example: Like a set of task- packages, but with a few scripts? > > Group One: > 2-4: X only, no delete access. Perhaps an orientation towards "pretty" > programs. > > Group Two: > 5-7: Mainly X, introducing some cool programs where simple instructions > should be typed in the command line. A reminder screen when opening the > terminal what each thing does. Limited delete access That reminds me of a program I came across once, an expert system for xterms. I can't remember the exact details, but it was sort of a "Shell Assistant", which may be ideal for kids. I'll see if I can dig it up again. > > And you get the idea. Instead of using age ranges, perhaps using names (with > age recommendations) would mean that a child is not restricted. > > This also makes it a lot easier for the parent. It may also be a lot nicer for parents of children with learning difficulties to not have too many reminders that certain software is intended for certain age groups. > > Annie > > -- > /" > / ASCII RIBBON CAMPAIGN > X AGAINST HTML MAIL AND NEWS. > / Annie Pinder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
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