>> We started with the notion of Linux, and we were attracted to >> Chromebooks for a bunch of reasons. Going back to Linux loses all the >> things we were attracted to. >> >> - ChromeOS's attack surface is infinitely smaller than with Linux >> - The architecture of ChromeOS is different from Linux - process >> separation through SOP, as opposed to no process separation at all >> - ChromeOS was *designed* to have you logout, and hand the device over >> to someone else to login, and get no access to your stuff. Extreme >> Hardware attacks aside, it works pretty well. >> - ChromeOS's update mechanism is automatic, transparent, and basically >> foolproof. Having bricked Ubuntu and Gentoo systems, the same is not >> true of Linux. >> - Verified Boot, automatic FDE, tamper-resistant hardware I think SL, Debian, Suse or CentOS are not less secure than ChromeOS. And if there is a secure problem then you have enough control to fix the system.
I have never bricked my LUKS encrypted Debian System. Running on an old Lenovo X61s. -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
