Re: Torvalds Slams Theoretical Security

On Wed, 23 Oct 2024 03:07:15 -0400, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:

 
   Yes, you can go totally overboard on "security",
   and, mostly, it won't do much good. Paranoia can
   push this to extremes where you can barely use
   the system/apps (think Vista) - and I think that's
   what Linus is concerned with.
 

You should read the comments in the Phoronix link.

Several posters indicate that there is a vast difference
between security that is relevant for a public-facing
server and for a desktop workstation.  Furthermore, the
posters claim, most GNU/Linux distros are configured
for public-facing servers only.

This is totally ridiculous.  As I already stated, there
should be a split between servers and workstations.
But there is not, and unless one "rolls ones own" then
one is stuck with a security-laden and crippled distro.





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