[OPLINTECH] CIPA Compliance:

[Bob Neeper]

Hi Craig,

What Chad said and..

We did a careful analysis of the minimum needed to add DansGuardian to our system.

Accordingly, we decided we could just increase memory and do the install/upgrade.
No subscription.

Our grant was under $1,600.

Bob

R. W. (Bob) Neeper
Community Library
44 Burrer Dr.
Sunbury, Oh 43074
Tel:  (740)-965-3901


On 11/22/2010 6:53 PM, Chad Neeper wrote:
> You're absolutely correct. According to the website, DansGuardian is Open 
> Source Software licensed under the GPL version 2 and is downloadable from the 
> website at no cost for non-commercial use.
>
> I think of computers as being a three legged stool. One leg is hardware; one 
> leg is software; and one leg is technical services (configuration/support 
> time). Aside from using virtual machines and maybe thin clients in strategic 
> locations, hardware has to be paid for. If you're knowledgeable in whatever it 
> is you need to configure/support, you might be able to reduce the cost of 
> technical services to just the cost of your own time. Software is about the 
> only cost we can truly eliminate in some select cases.
>
> To answer your question:  The software may be free, but there is still two 
> other legs of the stool to pay for.
>
> Also, you mentioned block list subscriptions. Personally, I've found that it 
> works perfectly fine (great, even) without additional subscription-based block 
> lists. I wouldn't bother unless you set it up and find the basic system 
> lacking. Give it a try; I think you'll be happy with the results!
>
> Hope this helps,
> Chad
>
> ______________________________
> *Chad Neeper*
> Senior Systems Engineer
>
> *Level 9 Networks*
> 740-548-8070 (voice)
> 866-214-6607 (fax)
>
> /Full LAN/WAN consulting services -- Specialized in libraries and schools/
>
> On 11/22/2010 4:45 PM, Craig Heaton wrote:
>> Hello, I'm curious about the Dansguardian product.  From looking at their 
>> website, it looks like it should be free for library use (non profit, 
>> governmental and/or educational institution).  What did OPLIN provide 
>> financial assistance for?  The server, or did you purchase a subscription for 
>> updates to the block list?  (Please pardon the intrusion, but we're preparing 
>> to renew our filter and I'm investigation more economical alternatives.)
>> Thank you!
>> Craig Heaton CCPL System Admin
>>
>>     ----- Original Message -----
>>     *From:* Bob Neeper <mailto:neeperro at oplin.org>
>>     *To:* Dan Will <mailto:willda at oplin.org>
>>     *Cc:* OPLINTECH <mailto:OPLINTECH at oplin.org>
>>     *Sent:* Tuesday, November 09, 2010 10:51 AM
>>     *Subject:* Re: [OPLINTECH] CIPA Compliance:
>>
>>     Nothing will be perfect, but we settled on IPcop with DansGuardian.
>>
>>     The OPLIN Internet Filtering Assistance Program grant provided us the
>>     opportunity to replace our filtering with DansGuardian.
>>
>>     Level 9 Networks implemented it as an IPcop firewall add-on on a Sunday
>>     in Feb 2009.
>>     It was running the next day (Monday) we opened.
>>
>>     Has worked very well for us.
>>
>>     Bob
>>
>>     R. W. (Bob) Neeper
>>     Community Library
>>     44 Burrer Dr.
>>     Sunbury, Oh 43074
>>     Tel:  (740)-965-3901
>>
>>
>>     On 11/9/2010 10:02 AM, Dan Will wrote:
>>>
>>>     Hi All,
>>>
>>>         I am currently looking into CIPA compliance and am interested in the
>>>     measures that those of you who are CIPA compliant, went through to
>>>     become so. What are you using for filtering? Other aspects of the
>>>     process? Personally, from “my” end, I’m really looking for info about
>>>     open-source solutions. I understand that Squid is a possibility. Is
>>>     anyone using Squid & say DansGuardian on linux? IpCop? Smoothwall?
>>>     Others? Any advice in general?
>>>
>>>     TIA
>>>
>>>     Dan Will
>>>
>>>     Technology Supervisor
>>>
>>>     Meigs County District Public Library
>>>
>>>     willda at oplin.org <mailto:willda at oplin.org>
>>>
>>>     740.992.5813
>>>
>>>     740.992.6140 (fax)
>>>
>>>     “When you are growing up there are two institutional places that affect
>>>     you most powerfully:
>>>
>>>     the church that belongs to God and the public library that belongs to you.
>>>
>>>     The public library is the great equalizer.”
>>>
>>>     Keith Richards
>>>
>>>
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