On 6/20/07, Chris Rowson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This topic makes me think though. > > Wouldn't isolating all net enabled applications in this manner pretty > much secure linux? Why aren't distributions running like this as > standard? > > Chris > > -- > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/ >
Security vs Usability. If you run your browser under a separate user you wont, for example, be able to save files to your home directory. In principle though yes, it would be nice if each app that faces an untrusted network was in their own separate user space or jail. Kris -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
