Re: [DLC]Google Chrome OS Released!!! OMG! WTF! BBQ!

Actually, each user's home directory will be encrypted according to this:
http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/chromiumos-design-docs/protecting-cached-user-data#TOC-Solution:-Encryption

Also, logins (and encryption keys) will be tied to your google account. Your
google account's password is secure, right?

On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Sam Faci <[email protected]> wrote:

> I don't think the death of desktop is happening.  The idea though of
> having everything easily accessible from anywhere is great.  Ideally
> though I would like it encrypted and not publicly readable/accessibly
> by anyone but me. (and yes, I know that won't be google doing this..
> but still .. steps in the right direction)
>
>
>
> --
> Samir
> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 2:31 PM, [email protected]
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hm.  "We've gotten rid of the OS.  To install, first download Ubuntu."
> >
> > Insert your own joke here.
> >
> > There's one fatal flaw in this plan, though.  I DON'T put my music
> online.
> >  I DON'T use an online mail client.  I DON'T use an online IDE.  I DON'T
> use
> > an online IM client.  I DON'T use an online SSH client.  I DON'T use an
> > online twitter site.  For all of those, a desktop client is actually
> > superior for my needs.
> >
> > So, since I have not already turned over my entire existence to The
> > Cloud(tm) (aka Google's data mining robot overlords), Chrome is useless
> to
> > me.
> >
> > Maybe it would make an interesting netbook or something, but really,
> we've
> > been hearing of the death of the desktop for what, 15 years?  I didn't
> buy
> > it then, and I don't buy it now.
> >
> > --Larry Garfield
> >
> > Sean Neilan wrote:
> >>
> >> I think you have to build it from source here:
> >> http://www.chromium.org/chromium-os/building-chromium-os
> >>
> >> You have to use at least version 8.04 of ubuntu. I'm going to try
> building
> >> it in on my arch linux machine and see how it goes.
> >>
> >> On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 2:10 PM, gtz84-/[email protected] <mailto:
> gtz84-/[email protected]>
> >> <gtz84-/[email protected] <mailto:gtz84-/[email protected]>> wrote:
> >>
> >>    How can we get a handle of copies of Google Chrome?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>  ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>    *From:* Sean Neilan <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]
> >>
> >>    *To:* DePaul Linux Community - Discuss <[email protected]
> >>    <mailto:[email protected]>>
> >>    *Sent:* Thu, November 19, 2009 1:21:57 PM
> >>    *Subject:* [DLC]Google Chrome OS Released!!! OMG! WTF! BBQ!
> >>
> >>    Yay
> >>    http://googleblog.blogspot.com/
> >>
> >>    Dunno about ya'll, but, I'm installing this thing right away.
> >>
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