Rocky McDonald
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Rocky McDonald@lemmy.mlto
Linux@lemmy.ml•Linux needs to be pre-installed on more hardware to hit mainstream
1·4 years agoIf I remember correctly, Windows and macOS have had verified boot for a while now, and all of Apple’s OS’s permissions models are some of the best.
Rocky McDonald@lemmy.mlto
Announcements@lemmy.ml•Lemmy Release v0.14.0: Federation with Mastodon and Pleroma 🥳
1·4 years agoHave you heard of Nix?
Rocky McDonald@lemmy.mlto
Linux@lemmy.ml•Linux needs to be pre-installed on more hardware to hit mainstream
13·4 years agoSure. Linux’s lack of application sandboxing, verified boot, and permissions model makes it so, and I’m happy to answer any questions.
Rocky McDonald@lemmy.mlto
Announcements@lemmy.ml•Lemmy Release v0.14.0: Federation with Mastodon and Pleroma 🥳
0·4 years agoAmazing work! How do you feel about Nix flakes deployment?
We do not need to “bridge divides” to defeat the 1%. We need to defeat the 1% by any means necessary.
Formal verification is a thorough process.
Zircon is the kernel for Fuchsia.
As a copyright abolitionist, I wholeheartedly agree with you support the freedom of GNU/Linux entirely, and that is why I hold it to such high standards of security. GNU/Linux is private, sure, but not secure by default. Please read Madaidan’s article on Linux’s security model and his guide to Linux hardening. I’m personally holding out for such promising alternatives such as (a potentially ungoogled) Fuchsia. Did you know that the FLOSS kernel SeL4 is proven to be correct with mathematical precision? POSIX compliant innovations will someday leave Linux in the dust.
Rocky McDonald@lemmy.mlto
Linux@lemmy.ml•Linux (In)security - Article arguing that Linux isn't as secure as people claim. Thoughts?
0·4 years agoI created a [community[(https://madaidans-insecurities.github.io/linux.html) around this article and it’s repurcussions.
Rocky McDonald@lemmy.mlto
Linux@lemmy.ml•Linux needs to be pre-installed on more hardware to hit mainstream
2·4 years agoRemember that Chrome and Chromium OS are a thing.
Rocky McDonald@lemmy.mlto
Linux@lemmy.ml•Linux needs to be pre-installed on more hardware to hit mainstream
03·4 years agoI don’t think Linux by design has a security model conducive to desktop computing.




See https://flatkill.org/2020 and https://madaidans-insecurities.github.io/linux.html#flatpak, please. Linux still lacks a proper security model.