http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/11913/
In fact, if I was a novice with Ubuntu I would have no idea to look under users and groups to lock down an account. And, who is actually going to read all the information crammed into the sidebar of Authorizations?

There is an application called Pessulus, also known as the lockdown editor, that is a step in the right direction. But right now, there is no solidly easy way to administer a system in the same incredibly easy way as OS X.

Firstly, I propose we include an application like Pessulus by defualt. Secondly, I propose that we strive to enable it to manage the following:

+Blacklists and Whitelists for the Web(Firefox), E-mail(Evolution), and Chat(Pidgin).
+Disabling any individual applications completely.
+Easy Time limits such as: 2 hours, anytime from 10am to 10pm, Monday-Friday, etc.

Another possible function is to have controls in place during certain times of day. In the home, this can correlate to the presence of the parent. And, in a corporate setting, this can correlate to employee lunches.

This not only would benefit those with innocent eyes in our homes, but it could also be applied in a commercial setting!


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It could also have support for ICRA labels and RSACi labels.

* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Content_Rating_Association]]> Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:32:57 +0000 * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platform_for_Internet_Content_Selection]]> Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:33:47 +0000
But either way, the infrastructure implemented for parental controls can also be used for other purposes too. So implementation of parental controls, also adds other new functionality. ]]> Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:56:41 +0000
On a more serious note, this could be useful in enterprise situations for quickly controlling employee privilages. What ever is done should be able to be linked to cron jobs or other scripts/commands so that certain websites could be blocked while working and allowed on breaks etc.]]> Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:12:14 +0000 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:26:55 +0000 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 08:30:20 +0000
Making people take responsibility for themselves and their dependants will help ensure moral reasons for net neutrality.]]> Thu, 07 Aug 2008 09:46:05 +0000
The thing is, "life finds a way". Believe me.

It's funny how the society polices us like crazy when we want to buy a gun... or even drive a motor vehicle but nobody cares if you buy how ever powerful computer hardware and hook up to the internet. I think a computer is a weapon far more dangerous than your car for example. But I guess most people can't seem to grasp for example that spam kills people every day. It's a question of wasted resources.]]> Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:14:29 +0000 Also could be used in schools, to prevent kids playing flash games, etc.

glotz,
Spam kills people every day? I had no idea.]]> Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:08:01 +0000 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:13:35 +0000
It would be nice if I could control what apps were enabled on that account.]]> Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:16:42 +0000 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:42:06 +0000 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:04:16 +0000


Timekpr - Keep control of computer usage

This program will track and control the computer usage of your kids. You can limit their daily usage and configure periods when they cannot log in.

https://launchpad.net/timekpr]]> Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:26:41 +0000
http://buck-nasty.blogspot.com/2008/09/timekeepr-keep-control-of-your-computer.html

By the way. It works great. Give it a spin.]]> Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:58:15 +0000