[OPLINTECH] CIPA Compliance:

[Chad Neeper]

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

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*Chad Neeper*
Senior Systems Engineer

*Level 9 Networks*
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/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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