Most people are not complete morons. If they get burned once with IE, they'll tell their friends to use a different browser. And of course, they themselves will use a different browser. As the number of people recommending alternative browsers increases, more people will switch away from IE voluntarily...

Then there's ENGLISH

Quite some time ago, IBM did release the source code of the WorkPlace Shell for Windows under the Common Public License. So if someone really wanted to examine a WorkPlace Shell implementation... It does exist in open source form...

I'm an idiot. They were stored in SHA-512 hashes, since they were passwords for JIRA, but the likelihood of the passwords breaking on a dictionary attack is apparently high.

And they also logged passwords with a fake login page, so protections like that are pretty much void...

So, meh... It's my fault for not reading the article... When will I learn? :P

With passwords for HTTP[S], normally they are stored entirely in plaintext. So, no. Probably the Apache Foundation will wipe all the passwords and require a total reset of brutus.apache.org

Nothing about the rest of what I said? And I don't think Wine is bunk. I have played quite a few edutainment Windows games in Wine and they perform well in it. And quite a few of the newest games work in Wine too. Wine has been ready for prime time for a long time now. However, it isn't perfect, and there could be games that would be problematic. It depends on the games they are playing.

GNOME Nanny and TimeKpr both have time usage management available in an easy to use GUI. And there is dansguardian and various GUI tools for it to do web filtering.

Wine and Linux for the client machines should work well for your needs. Ive seen that most games work quite well under Linux+Wine. If Wine isnt enough, possibly CrossOver Games would be better.

Windows prior to Vista doesnt really offer capabilities that you are requesting, as far as I know. And Windows is still expensive...

But on the Linux side, there are a few tools that can do that.

For GNOME, there is GNOME Nanny. Though it seems restricted to time session management and web activities.

A more universal set of tools is available too:

• TimeKpr- Controls login and session times using PAM
• WebContentControl- Despite its name, it does more than control website access. It also includes scripts for controlling application access.
• A new *in-development* GUI called GChildCare is being made to succeed WebContentControl.

Im not sure if there are other tools out there that work. I think Mandriva Linux actually provides integrated support for parental controls similar to GNOME Nanny and TimeKpr. The scripts from WebContentControl would let you block which applications they can run, though that isnt that big of a problem on Linux if they dont have a compiler or root access.

KDE itself has a configurable Kiosk mode, which can help control KDE itself.

The new Doctor is quite impressive! A little bit on the stranger side, but fans of Doctor Who are no strangers to strange Doctors!

Submitters don't tend to fully read the articles they submit, which helps the sensationalism that is the "Slashdot Effect." Is that bad? Maybe. Is it going to change? Unlikely.

My university here teaches intro with C++, which they feel isn't a good choice. However, they teach it because Electrical Engineers need to know a "C" or "C-like" language. Apparently they want to shift to Python in the near future, which means they need to work out how to bridge between Python and C in Intermediate (which is another required course for Electrical Engineers)...

As far as I know, it definitely is a privacy violation.... But then again, IANAL