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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==
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==
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
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