Subj : Re: Computer operating system of choice?
To   : Arelor
From : boraxman
Date : Wed Feb 09 2022 01:11:43

 Ar> My first contact with Qubes was precisely because I was looking for a
 Ar> convenient way of keeping identities separate.
 Ar> 
 Ar> Say you have a darknet identity for talking about My Little Pony, a
 Ar> darknet identity for talking about software development, and a darknet
 Ar> identity for downloading warez non-stop. The secure way of managing them
 Ar> in a "standard" environment would be to boot a Live DVD each time you
 Ar> wanted to use a given identity, and reboot everytime you wanted to
 Ar> switch identity (because you need to rebuild your darknet circuits, and
 Ar> you don't want to use a darknet circuit you have been using as PinkPony
 Ar> for doing something you want to do as WarezDownloader2000).
 Ar> 
 Ar> Qubes makes it more convenient because you can keep every identity
 Ar> confined to its own virtual environment and you don't need to be
 Ar> rebooting and reloading circuits every time you want to switch
 Ar> identities. Or that is the theory.
 Ar> 
 Ar> In the end of the day I didn't do much with Qubes because the hardware
 Ar> requisites are beyond what I can muster right now.
 Ar> 

I think I understand now what problem the are trying to address.  Makes sense, mostly...

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