From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 8 14:47:02 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D87411065670 for ; Tue, 8 Dec 2009 14:47:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chowse@charter.net) Received: from mta21.charter.net (mta21.charter.net [216.33.127.81]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D63D8FC0A for ; Tue, 8 Dec 2009 14:47:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from imp10 ([10.20.200.10]) by mta21.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.09.02.04 201-2219-117-106-20090629) with ESMTP id <20091208144701.NOAD21519.mta21.charter.net@imp10> for ; Tue, 8 Dec 2009 09:47:01 -0500 Received: from Moe ([24.176.108.46]) by imp10 with smtp.charter.net id Eemy1d00N105u8Q05en0TK; Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:47:00 -0500 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.0 c=1 a=6I5d2MoRAAAA:8 a=7JTG9xPD6gfUdABCfkAA:9 a=W1y9R9IBytzLlghuPkUA:7 a=IGM_4d71J1PgXEg-7IBNDDQryZwA:4 a=SV7veod9ZcQA:10 a=dY5t55khgF-HE8_k:21 a=TVq9SgxtFspn5_PR:21 From: "Charles Howse" To: "'FreeBSD-Questions'" References: <004801ca780e$6cca8f50$465fadf0$@net> <4B1E62EF.1040903@yahoo.it> In-Reply-To: <4B1E62EF.1040903@yahoo.it> Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 08:47:13 -0600 Message-ID: <004901ca7815$5546f380$ffd4da80$@net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: Acp4ExGwoXv0jpxmSEubIkkMJ4uZaQAAd6vw Content-Language: en-us Subject: RE: Gnome desktop for 5 y/o X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Dec 2009 14:47:02 -0000 Hi ocean, thanks for the reply. Is there a browser that will work out of the box with flash? Most of the games the 5 y/o uses are flash-based. > -----Original Message----- > From: ocean [mailto:ocean_ieee@yahoo.it] > Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 8:30 AM > To: Charles Howse > Cc: 'FreeBSD-Questions' > Subject: Re: Gnome desktop for 5 y/o > > i think it could go fine on this computer, use gnome lite and also add > the needed ports to have a fairly nice system (gnome-backgrounds > etc...). compile from ports with some optimizations (-O2 > -fno-strict-aliasing and consider if -pipe could be used or not based > on > your ram memory). for firefox consider you'll have probably to use also > linux compatibility layer with flash (don't know if it's on 6.4) > > for parental control check this thread in ml: > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2007- > June/152543.html > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2007- > July/152728.html > > regards > ocean > > > Charles Howse wrote: > > Hi, > > I have a 6.4-STABLE machine running in command line only for my > Apache > > webserver. > > I'm thinking of installing a Gnome desktop on it for my 5 y/o > grandson and > > grown daughter to use so they won't be pestering me to use my pc. > > > > The 5 y/o won't need anything except Firefox, some disk-based games > and > > Parental Controls. > > For the Parental Controls, I need to limit the websites he can visit, > and > > the time of day he can use the computer. > > > > The daughter will only need Firefox and a decent word processor. > > > > The computer is a P3 600, 256mb ram, ATI 3D Rage IIc video, plenty of > disk > > space. > > > > Will Gnome2 or gnome-lite be faster? > > > > What is available for Parental Controls? > > > > Should I forget it because it will be too slow based on the machine's > > hardware? > > > > -- > > Later, > > Charles > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions- > unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >