Xen-Based Secure OS Qubes Hits 1.0

Orome1 writes "Joanna Rutkowska, CEO of Invisible Things Lab, today released version 1.0 of Qubes, a stable and reasonably secure desktop OS. It is the most secure option among the existing desktop operating systems — even more secure than Apple's iOS, which puts each application into its own sandbox and does not count on the user to make security decisions. Qubes will offer users the option of using disposable virtual machines for executing tasks they believe could harm their computer. These VMs will be lightweight, easily and extremely speedily created and booted, and would be just as easy to discard." First covered back in 2010. See some screenshots of the X11 part in action (and they say displaying clients from multiple "hosts" isn't useful...)

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Yeah, VMs are the answer

[Anonymous Coward]

It's worked great for Java... they never have security vulnerabilities... oh wait.

Re:What a specimen

[Zero__Kelvin]

"No, you are an asshole because you seem to be unable to see why every article involving women but not men degenterates into a discussion about the woman's appearance, is sexist."

At was first I was thinking you might be gay, but then I realized that isn't possible because you're a straight moron. On websites most frequented by women you will sometimes see a comment that I am hot. I don't take offense anymore than a psychologically healthy woman would take offense.

You don't have any idea what sexist means. This thread did degrade, but it didn't degrade into a sexist degeneration of the obviously highly competent and attractive woman. Nowhere in this thread will you find that. It degraded into some morons who don't know what sexism is complaining about sexist comments that were never made. Again, nobody said "that OS can't be secure because she is too hot. Why don't you go educate yourself on the subject you are pretending to be an expert on and then don't bother to reply. I accept your apology.