On 29.12.09 17:18, Brian Cameron wrote: > I think the installer would benefit from having a > screen where the user picks what type of use-profile they want to use: > > * Server (Secure By Default) - machines where desktop usage is > limited like in environments where the server console is > occasionally used to interact with the server. > * Sun Ray Desktop (Secure By Default) - machines which will > primarily use the desktop in a Sun Ray environment. > * Desktop Use (Not Secure By Default) - the home desktop or > laptop user.
I don't think we should have *any* profile that's not secure by default - rather, if it's really desired to have feature X that contradicts the SBD paradigm, do either of the following, in order of preference: - make the feature conform to SBD - make an exception (that's well documented!) to SBD for feature X but make sure no other aspect of SBD breaks. Security by Default is just as important on "small" machines as it is on larger ones - it's not the "size" of a system that determines this requirement after all, but what you do with ;-) Michael -- Michael Schuster http://blogs.sun.com/recursion Recursion, n.: see 'Recursion'
