RE: [MLUG] Getting SSH around despotic firewalls

[F Vernon Green <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

>I really don't think that anyone should be "on the hook."  If the district
>does not want to be liable for what the students might access on the
>computers, they don't have to provide computers (fine with me).  They could
>implement a release form ("if you use our computers, you promise to not sue
>us").  There are countless things that you can do.  However, wasting money
on
>computers that can't be used is just that - wasting money.

Actually this is good, a way to inform the uninformed.

In California, there is a thing called the Digital School which is not a law
per se, but a way for the schools to ge money to help kids in learning
through computers. Deny it if you will, but computers are a good way for
kids to learn, and California recognizes this. The assembly makes this money
available to the schools and for the schools to get it, they have to make
the computers available to the students and teachers. Then the Fed's come in
and say well if you are going to make the computers available then you have
to do this and filter that.

Then of course you have the people of California, they do not call it the
land of fruits and nuts for nothing, some liberal soccer mom with too much
education finds out her kid has gotten to a porn site through the school
network. Well the school has some deep pockets, let's take them to court.
Now the school has failed to implement the rules in the Federal law,  the
school is on the hook, and the Administrator is out walking the streets for
a new job.

If you have not learned this stuff yet, then it is only a matter of time
until you do.



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