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The future is here! Maybe the lack of a heavily regulated, but ultimately non-curated aggregation of low quality application that safely do nothing has been hol
by _pmf_ 12y ago
The future is here! Maybe the lack of a heavily regulated, but ultimately non-curated aggregation of low quality application that safely do nothing has been holding back Linux on the desktop all these years.
P.S.: systemd now allows logging in via your Facebook account on every machine, per default since Ubuntu Timid Tamandu!
- mintplant 12y agoIn the light of the NSA hacking revelations, we should recognize that the systems we're using are fundamentally insecure. With Linux, we should be able to improve security while maintaining user control. I think this is a step in the right direction.
- joelthelion 12y agoTo be fair, this has exactly zero effect on the NSA hacking your machine, especially if the hard disk firmware is compromised.
- tormeh 12y agoOnly if the firmware is compromised before you install the OS. It adds a significant hurdle to any malware gaining write access to your hard drive's firmware.