[Nottingham] A curious OS variant... Good or bad?

[Kurtis Brown]

Interesting quote :

"Who would want to put their trust in a piece of unknown software written
by unknown people on a webpage that they don't know is safe or not?" he
asked.

So pretty much don't use anything you download.

Kurtis Brown

On Thu, Mar 15, 2012 at 7:54 PM, Rory Holland <rory at linux.com> wrote:

> I like it. It uses Mate, which feels like home.
>
>
> On 15 March 2012 19:53, Martin <martin at ml1.co.uk> wrote:
>
>> Folks,
>>
>> A little something unusual just splashed up in the news:
>>
>>
>> Anonymous operating system prompts security warnings
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17381214
>>
>> #####
>> The software is based on a version of the open-source operating system
>> Linux and comes outfitted with lots of website sniffing and security
>> tools.
>>
>> The "official" Anonymous group has distanced itself from the software.
>> #####
>>
>> ... And all wrapped up with a bit of FUD and scaremongering.
>>
>>
>> Good or bad or indifferent?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Martin
>>
>>
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>> Martin Lomas
>> martin at ml1.co.uk
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