Re:Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)
by yjftsjthsd-h on Sunday November 15, 2020 @07:06PM
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> Linux is now the least secure desktop OS available,
... less secure than Haiku, the OS that runs everything as root?
> with limited sandboxing
With limited default sandboxing (snaps, flatpaks), and assorted add-on options (firejail, bubblewrap), in which respect it's... exactly like NT (sandboxie) and Darwin?
> and no provision for checking binary signatures
I am aware of no package manager which fails to check signatures before installing. They may exist, but at least the major players do.
... less secure than Haiku, the OS that runs everything as root?
> with limited sandboxing
With limited default sandboxing (snaps, flatpaks), and assorted add-on options (firejail, bubblewrap), in which respect it's... exactly like NT (sandboxie) and Darwin?
> and no provision for checking binary signatures
I am aware of no package manager which fails to check signatures before installing. They may exist, but at least the major players do.