On 5/26/21 4:24 PM, Sven Semmler wrote:
On 5/26/21 8:53 AM, Ulrich Windl wrote:
On 5/13/21 2:36 PM, 'taran1s' via qubes-users wrote:
due to my work assignment, I will need to use MS Office 365 and I
would like to keep using my Qubes laptop.
IMHO running Office 365 from Qubes OS makes very little sense
The entire idea of Qubes OS is to compartmentalize your information, so
malicious code in one qube cannot damage the rest of your system.
Arguably it makes more sense to run Windows/O365 in Qubes OS then it
does bare metal.
At least Office 365 cannot affect the other VMs.
Will Office work without OneDrive?
Of course.
Does that work (e.g. copying text in a non-X11 application to paste it
into some X11 application)?
Yes, in both cases: Windows qube with QWT or using Cross-Over (Win API
emulated in X11)
Does Office/365 support Windows 7?
Yes it does. I have used it this way myself.
Wow, I'm impressed: As Microsoft continuously updates Office 365, they
still support Windows 7 being an obsolete OS?
Ulrich, I found this particular post of yours remarkably uninformed and
not constructive. It's not like the OP or myself advocate the use of
O365, but there are circumstances where one HAS to use something in the
context of earning money. Everyone outside of academia should be
familiar with that situation.
Well, you are correct that I don't know enough about Office 365, but
AFAIK the German BSI said you cannot use Office 365 for confidential
data (that's what made me wonder about the combination of Office 365 and
Qubes OS). Link like this:
https://sharepoint360.de/bsi-analyse-deckt-neue-datenlecks-bei-der-office-telemetrie-auf-und-liefert-blockier-tipps/
On OneDrive: I never used Office 365, but when I tried to use OneNote,
it said it will only work with OneDrive. And obviously: Microsoft wants
you to use their cloud services.
Also don't conclude from my E-Mail address that I'm "in academica"; most
spammers want "to buy our products" ;-) Still we are not able to use
Office 365. Well that might change in the future, but at least we had
30 years without being attacked successfully...
Regards,
Ulrich
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