Hmmm. This is a good point. Are there any other analogs? I know that our local public library in Gonzales has a couple of Linux books with CDs included, so it seems the scenario you mentioned has not happened to the extent of causing them to remove those from circulation.
I think that any parent with a computer that is shared with a child has already established rules and restrictions for using the computer along with backups of important data, since the M$ OS is so easy to break. Boot passwords are available on most new BIOSs, for example. In any case, a disclaimer is a good idea. John Hebert --- "Adam J. Melancon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ok, this may just be playing devil's advocate, but > what happens when Joe > Public's son/daughter wants to check out this > software called Linux, and > when they get home dad is not so happy when his > child has fdisked, > formatted, and installed this "linux" thing over all > of his important > business and financial software/documents. I have a > feeling that he would > not be to happy that the library is allowing this > software to be checked out > that can overwrite his entire machine. > > So I guess the point I'm bringing up is that there > should probably be a > "disclaimer" about being careful and making sure you > know what you are > getting into when messing with partitions and not > blowing up your computer > by thinking that Linux is a program that you can > install to d: (yep, i've > heard that one 8-) ) > > Being that I work in the library I do see quite a > few parents who just let > the kids checkout whatever book/video they want and > don't pay much attention > to what the youngster is getting. > > As yall know from my previous posts on the list I am > a huge linux fan and > use it extensively here in Abbeville. Unfortunately > the this past year and > a half in the library system has made me aware of > how many people want to > hold everyone but them self accountable for anything > they can. > > This is just some 2 cents I wanted to throw in. > > Adam Melancon, Systems Administrator > Vermilion Parish Library > http://www.vermilion.lib.la.us > 200 N. Magdalen Square > PO Drawer 640 > Abbeville, la. 70510/70511 > 337-893-2655 > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN > Hotmail. > http://www.hotmail.com > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com
