Re: [SLUG] Ubuntu Server LTS

2009-11-04 Thread Amos Shapira
2009/11/3 Steven Tucker tux...@yahoo.com.au: Hi all, I will soon be replacing a Windows 2003 server in a small business with some Linux variant. Traditionally I have used Debian or Centos, I have been wary of using Ubuntu (whether justified or not, I was not confident with it on a

[SLUG] Need to implement a Net Nanny on Ubuntu PDQ

2009-11-04 Thread Kyle
Hi Sluggers, well, tonight was certainly an eye opener. So, ok, I apparently need to implement some form of Net Nanny software and pretty damn quick too. Can anyone recommend some form of package-based (Ubuntu for the local machine or CentOS-RHEL for the gateway) Nanny software pls? I really

[SLUG] sydney wireless

2009-11-04 Thread Dean Hamstead
hey all, anyone know what has happened to sydney wireless? Dean -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html

Re: [SLUG] Need to implement a Net Nanny on Ubuntu PDQ

2009-11-04 Thread Ken Wilson
aquick google http://www.google.com.au/search?q=Net+Nanny+on+Ubuntu+PDQie=utf-8oe=utf-8aq=trls=com.ubuntu:en-US:unofficialclient=firefox-a found this forum thread http://fixunix.com/ubuntu/126505-net-nanny.html which may give you a solution cheers Ken Kyle wrote: Hi Sluggers, well, tonight was

Re: [SLUG] Need to implement a Net Nanny on Ubuntu PDQ

2009-11-04 Thread Daniel Pittman
Kyle k...@attitia.com writes: well, tonight was certainly an eye opener. So, ok, I apparently need to implement some form of Net Nanny software and pretty damn quick too. As I say when the same issue comes up in a business context, this is a social problem and technical solutions will only get

Re: [SLUG] Need to implement a Net Nanny on Ubuntu PDQ

2009-11-04 Thread Kyle
Both valid points Daniel, but tell a 9yr old not to search for whatever naughty stuff it is that happens to be floating around school. Take into account that not everything that should be behind youtube's 18+ section IS actually behind the 18+ section and you get the picture. For now, I'll

[SLUG] Skype

2009-11-04 Thread Richard Ibbotson
Hi Some interesting news for people who spend a lot of time making long distance phone calls... http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Mysterous-Mail-Will-Skype- Become-Open-Source http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Skype-Plugin-for-Asterisk Digium, makers of Asterisk telephony

Re: [SLUG] Need to implement a Net Nanny on Ubuntu PDQ

2009-11-04 Thread Daniel Pittman
Kyle k...@attitia.com writes: Both valid points Daniel, but tell a 9yr old not to search for whatever naughty stuff it is that happens to be floating around school. Please, don't get me wrong: I am not suggesting that your desire to police this is wrong, or anything like that. I hope you

Re: [SLUG] Skype

2009-11-04 Thread Daniel Pittman
Richard Ibbotson richard.ibbot...@gmail.com writes: Some interesting news for people who spend a lot of time making long distance phone calls... http://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/Mysterous-Mail-Will-Skype- Become-Open-Source