Gnome Nanny – parental control software

Gnome Nanny is a parental control system designed for the Gnome Desktop.

Gnome Nanny is an easy way to control what your kids are doing in the computer. You can limit how much time a day each one of them is browsing the web, chatting or doing email. You can also decide at which times of the day the can do this things.

Nanny filters what web pages are seen by each user, so you can block all undesirable webs and have your kids enjoy the internet with ease of mind, no more worries!

Features include:

• Control which websites the user can and cannot access.
• At what times of the week and for how long a user can:
  • Be using the computer.
  • Browse the web.
  • Email.
  • Instant Message.
• Control computer usage.
• Control web access: filter out the web pages seen by each of the user by blocking undesirable websites.
• Easy to understand and configure.

Website: wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Nanny
Support:
Developer: Roberto Majadas, Cesar Garcia, Luis de Bethencourt
License: GNU GPL v2

Gnome Nanny is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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