Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:36:36 +0100 From: Ralf Mardorf <ralf-mardorf@riseup.net> To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: parental control app for open-source desktop Message-ID: <cf99a37ccfe8b052f16b463ad7578d6b79459861.camel@riseup.net> In-Reply-To: <61941794-4890-8376-efe-7ed142f5357b@puchar.net> References: <CAFYkXj=uyM9krGA-a6jFhzpHY7B6JZn1ditkZ4Zebf9kRLwdug@mail.gmail.com> <dedb8368-5afa-e7c6-78a-2198c5fff52@puchar.net> <CAFYkXjks2Jd04SbQySi87vv5BH2ZbsZ6yZ_zsysb_QQ8d2H3vw@mail.gmail.com> <83c7a7e-1857-e9f7-49bf-167b7cb4f7de@puchar.net> <d2088f54ec3f6a4d4940616eebeaa0c2d6464af4.camel@riseup.net> <ac96688b34909d0228598ac9a4f960367428851d.camel@riseup.net> <61941794-4890-8376-efe-7ed142f5357b@puchar.net>
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On Tue, 2026-03-10 at 19:38 +0100, Wojciech Puchar wrote:
> you are all crazy.
PS:
Perhaps one last argument in favor of child-friendly computers.
In the past, children could browse in bookstores, record stores, etc.
while walking through the pedestrian zone. Today, this is no longer the
case in many pedestrian zones, a child would have to make a special trip
to a public library to browse through books, CDs, etc. because certain
businesses are hardly available anymore.
Today, browsing takes place on the internet.
Family-friendly name servers, child search engines, parents who take a
look at their children's browser history, or things like what the OP
asked for, “monitor activity, set timers, math riddles to the (un)lock
screen,” are approaches.
This does not exempt parents from setting a good example for their
children. You don't smoke a joint and drink a glass of vodka with your
breakfast in front of your children, and you certainly don't fiddle
around with your smartphone at the breakfast table in front of them.
You are requested to converse with the children. For all I care, you can
even speak with your mouth full.
>From the Internet:
#!/bin/bash
# Beispiel für ein einfaches Matherätsel-Lock
a=$((RANDOM%10+1))
b=$((RANDOM%10+1))
res=$((a+b))
ans=$(zenity --entry --title="Bildschirmsperre" --text="$a + $b = ?")
if [ "$ans" == "$res" ]; then
echo "Entsperrt"
else
# Zeigt das Sperrbild erneut an, falls falsch
$0
fi
It is said that such scripts can be used with some X screen lockers,
such as
https://man.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=i3lock&sektion=1&manpath=freebsd-ports
Not a math , but code breaking:
https://github.com/JamieFlournoy/Lock-Puzzle-Solver/blob/master/lockpuzzle.rb
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