Features/Parental controls - Revision history

FGrose at 12:31, 25 April 2014

2014-04-25T12:31:01Z

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			<noinclude>[[Category:Feature\|Parental controls]]
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	==The proposal==		==The proposal==
	http://lists.sugarlabs.org/archive/sugar-devel/~~2014-April/048045~~.html		Technical introduction:
			:http://www.mail-archive.com/sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg37248.html

			Social design discussion
			: http://www.mail-archive.com/sugar-devel@lists.sugarlabs.org/msg37262.html

	==Default or optional feature==		==Default or optional feature==
	It is proposed that this be included in XO and ~~SOAS~~ builds. Deployments and others would be free to create customised builds which included or excluded this feature. Would the default builds published by ~~Sugarlabs~~ include the feature?		It is proposed that this be included in XO and SoaS builds. Deployments and others would be free to create customised builds which included or excluded this feature. Would the default builds published by Sugar Labs include the feature?

	==Demand==		==Demand==
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	Does this feature enhance or detract from Sugar's effectiveness for facilitating learning.		Does this feature enhance or detract from Sugar's effectiveness for facilitating learning.

	A central ~~platform~~ of OLPC and Sugar is that children should be creators rather than consumers. This has been facilitated in a number of ways, show source, cloning Activities, easy reflashing of the OS. These features also make it easier to circumvent controls.		A central principle of OLPC and Sugar is that children should be creators rather than consumers. This has been facilitated in a number of ways, show source, cloning Activities, easy reflashing of the OS. These features also make it easier to circumvent controls.

	==Effectiveness==		==Effectiveness==
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	There are a number of potential ways to circumvent parental controls		There are a number of potential ways to circumvent parental controls

	* switching to ~~Gnome~~		* switching to GNOME
	* using Pippy to create a browser		* using Pippy to create a browser
	* using Turtle Blocks to create a browser		* using Turtle Blocks to create a browser
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	Would there be unintended losses in functionality?		Would there be unintended losses in functionality?

	* legitimate browsing, eg researching breast cancer		* legitimate browsing, e.g., researching breast cancer
	* switching to ~~Gnome~~		* switching to GNOME
	* launching non Sugar activities from Terminal, eg the Arduino IDE		* launching non Sugar activities from Terminal, e.g., the Arduino IDE
	* Pippy		* Pippy
	* Turtle Blocks		* Turtle Blocks

Tonyforster: /* Demand */

2014-04-24T03:37:37Z

Demand

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	==Demand==		==Demand==
	"Not only am I basing this on the inclusion of a similar feature in OS X, I am also basing this on the fact that some Nigerian children reportedly visited a Web site containing pornography~~. I have no other evidence~~." (Ryan)		"Not only am I basing this on the inclusion of a similar feature in OS X, I am also basing this on the fact that some Nigerian children reportedly visited a Web site containing pornography." (Ryan)

	How often would this feature be used? How do we estimate this?		How often would this feature be used? How do we estimate this?

Tonyforster: /* Marketing case */

2014-04-24T02:54:45Z

Marketing case

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	It is proposed that this be included in XO and SOAS builds. Deployments and others would be free to create customised builds which included or excluded this feature. Would the default builds published by Sugarlabs include the feature?		It is proposed that this be included in XO and SOAS builds. Deployments and others would be free to create customised builds which included or excluded this feature. Would the default builds published by Sugarlabs include the feature?

	==~~Marketing case~~==		==Demand==
	"Not only am I basing this on the inclusion of a similar feature in OS X, I am also basing this on the fact that some Nigerian children reportedly visited a Web site containing pornography. I have no other evidence." (Ryan)		"Not only am I basing this on the inclusion of a similar feature in OS X, I am also basing this on the fact that some Nigerian children reportedly visited a Web site containing pornography. I have no other evidence." (Ryan)

Tonyforster: /* Effectiveness */

2014-04-24T02:44:48Z

Effectiveness

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	* switching to Gnome		* switching to Gnome
	* using Pippy to create a browser		* using Pippy to create a browser
	* using Turtle Blocks to create a browser ~~(yes its easy!)~~		* using Turtle Blocks to create a browser
	* using Develop to create a browser		* using Develop to create a browser
	* cloning an Activity		* cloning an Activity

Tonyforster: /* Effectiveness */

2014-04-24T02:42:06Z

Effectiveness

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	==Effectiveness==		==Effectiveness==
	Any kind of lock will fail to block a proportion of illegitimate uses while blocking a proportion of legitimate uses~~, there is the saying "locks only keep out honest people"~~.		Any kind of lock will fail to block a proportion of illegitimate uses while blocking a proportion of legitimate uses.

	There are a number of potential ways to circumvent parental controls		There are a number of potential ways to circumvent parental controls

Tonyforster: /* Education case */

2014-04-24T02:36:13Z

Education case

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	Does this feature enhance or detract from Sugar's effectiveness for facilitating learning.		Does this feature enhance or detract from Sugar's effectiveness for facilitating learning.

	A central platform of OLPC and Sugar is that children should be creators rather than consumers. This has been facilitated in a number of ways, show source, cloning Activities, easy reflashing of the OS.		A central platform of OLPC and Sugar is that children should be creators rather than consumers. This has been facilitated in a number of ways, show source, cloning Activities, easy reflashing of the OS. These features also make it easier to circumvent controls.

	==Effectiveness==		==Effectiveness==

Tonyforster: /* Education case */

2014-04-24T02:24:30Z

Education case

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	Does this feature enhance or detract from Sugar's effectiveness for facilitating learning.		Does this feature enhance or detract from Sugar's effectiveness for facilitating learning.

	A central platform of OLPC and Sugar is that children should be creators rather than consumers. This has been facilitated in a number of ways, show source, cloning Activities, easy reflashing of the OS~~. Any locking down of the software would be inconsistent with the design philosophy~~.		A central platform of OLPC and Sugar is that children should be creators rather than consumers. This has been facilitated in a number of ways, show source, cloning Activities, easy reflashing of the OS.

	==Effectiveness==		==Effectiveness==

Tonyforster: /* Effectiveness */

2014-04-24T02:20:49Z

Effectiveness

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	==Effectiveness==		==Effectiveness==
			Any kind of lock will fail to block a proportion of illegitimate uses while blocking a proportion of legitimate uses, there is the saying "locks only keep out honest people".

	There are a number of potential ways to circumvent parental controls		There are a number of potential ways to circumvent parental controls

Tonyforster: /* Unintended consequences */

2014-04-24T02:15:26Z

Unintended consequences

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	==Unintended consequences==		==Unintended consequences==
			Would there be unintended losses in functionality?

			* legitimate browsing, eg researching breast cancer
			* switching to Gnome
			* launching non Sugar activities from Terminal, eg the Arduino IDE
			* Pippy
			* Turtle Blocks
			* Develop
			* cloning an Activity
			* (re)installing Activities
			* reflashing with a different build

Tonyforster: /* Default or optional feature */

2014-04-24T02:10:57Z

Default or optional feature

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	==Default or optional feature==		==Default or optional feature==
			It is proposed that this be included in XO and SOAS builds. Deployments and others would be free to create customised builds which included or excluded this feature. Would the default builds published by Sugarlabs include the feature?

	==Marketing case==		==Marketing case==