[Wftl-lug] Funny use of Linux

[Paul M Foster]

On Wed, Dec 19, 2007 at 09:11:47AM -0500, Robert Boardman wrote:

> I think it is interesting that all the responses so far to Patrick's note
> have been about the
> rights and responsibilities of being a parent. I think it's great that a
> teenager found an elegant
> solution to a problem she faced and the solution involved Linux. I cannot
> count how many
> times one of us in this group has said (in one way or another) "Linux is
> the solution to the
> problem".
> 
> Patrick has given us a good example of one of our "mantras" but for some
> reason no one
> has commented on that aspect of his note. The first response I read seemed
> to make an
> assumption that the mother hid the presence of the keylogger from her
> daughter, an
> assumption for which there is no support in Patrick's note. Others commented
> on the the
> rights of parents without knowing any more about the situation than what
> Patrick put in his
> note. I think we should be pleased Linux is a tool of choice to solve
> problems among at least
> some teens.
> 

Agreed. I do admire the child's savvy and resourcefulness. (Of course, this 
is probably true of the most successful criminals as well. ;-)

Paul

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