Re: [Fsfe-uk] Linux for Kids Briefing

[PFJ]

Hi,

> > That said, he is kind of a fun with machines - his record is to take
> > down his schools Win2003 server system in less than 11 minutes!
> 
> Not the best way of getting people to embrace the Linux community in
> schools though?

That's not the point. The point is that a kid of 5 or 6 should not be
able to bring down a server system. If he/she can, then it really shows
either that the bods who put the system in place don't know what they're
doing or that the system itself is complete rubbish.

On his Linux box, all he does is login (when the system lets him, I have
an access restriction on it from 8pm to 3pm of a weekday), play on CBBC,
watch some DVDs and the such. He doesn't know the first thing about
hacking other than knowing his access level won't let him into mummy or
daddy's areas.

In the 4 years of him playing on Linux, he has managed to crash his box
twice. Once was through continually hitting reset as he'd seen my wife
do it (before I found out and made sure she didn't do it again!) which
safu'd the HD a bit and once through running some badly written code.

TTFN

Paul

-- 
"If I face my God tomorrow, I can tell Him I am innocent.
I've never harmed anyone. I have cheated no one. 
I have deceived no one. I have hurt no one. 
Except myself. And that He will forgive me." - Hans Holzel

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