[Klug-general] The most secure Linux laptop in the world

[George Prowse]

Matthew Macdonald-Wallace wrote:
> On Tue, 2007-11-27 at 12:25 +0000, Stephen Ryan wrote:
>> Hi Stephen, from near Hythe in Kent here. Just joined KLUG.
>>  
>> I am on a mission to find the most secure (yet functional) Linux
>> distro in the world. It must have the tiniest of footprints.
>> I have played with Knoppix CD, but i want something much, much,
>> smaller and something that even a novice can configure.
>> Smallest amount of code - just enough functionality.
>>  
>> http://intrench.blogspot.com/2007/11/if-there-is-such-thing-as-total.html
> 
> Every system, no matter how secure and well-designed, will be broken by
> some idiot user. (James Gaskin)
> 
> If you think technology can solve your security problems, then you don't
> understand the problems and you don't understand the technology. (Bruce
> Schneier)
> 
> Social engineering bypasses all technologies, including firewalls.
> (Kevin Mitnick)
> 
> The only truly secure system is one that is powered off, cast in a block
> of concrete and sealed in a lead-lined room with armed guards, and even
> then I'm not so sure... (Gene Spafford)
> 
> My £0.02,
> 
> Matt
> 
aren't those someone else's 8c?