[mdlug] Install event - Dearborn library computers?

[Ethan A Rivett]

Do you have any references for  this? Because these two sources seem to contradict that belief.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._American_Library_Association
http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/article/filtering-and-first-amendment

> Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 20:32:34 -0400
> From: akulkis00 at gmail.com
> To: mdlug at mdlug.org
> Subject: Re: [mdlug] Install event - Dearborn library computers?
> 
> Jeff Hanson wrote:
> > Do they need content filtering?  DansGuardian is mediocre at best but there
> > isn't any other options.
> >
> 
> I beleive the Supreme Court has ruled that filtering of internet content by public
> libraries is a 1st Amendment violation.
> 
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 7:40 PM, gib at juno.com <gib at juno.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I was thinking that we could do an install event.  Usually that's where
> >> everyone brings in devices to install new software.  We typically do Linux.
> >>   Maybe we could install Linux on some of the Dearborn library computers.
> >>
> >> I see the library has some type of software to limit the time on the
> >> system and to restart fresh (clean system).  I'm not sure how we would do
> >> that.
> >>
> >> I'd also like to suggest we could build some new computers for the library.
> >> Here is a list of the MicroCenter parts for a total of- about $330 for each
> >> computer:
> >>
> >> Memory Ballistic Sport 4G 1600 $44.99.
> >> Case Diamond mid-tower with 400 watt power suppliy $29.99.
> >> CPU AMD FX Black Edition 3.9 GHZ six core AM3+ $129.99.
> >> Motherboard  MSI 970A-G43 $59.99.
> >> Harddrive SATA 8GB $14.99.
> >> Keyboard USB 3.99.
> >> Mouse $6.99.
> >> Web Cam $8.99.
> >> Video card XFX AMD Radon HD 5450 1GB 2.1 $17.99.
> >>
> >> Monitor would be an additional $100. We could reuse some old parts to save
> >> money.
> >>
> >> Perhaps we could get volunteers to assemble them and install software.
> >>
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