Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Virtualbox on OpenIndiana Hipster?

2019-07-09 Thread Reginald Beardsley via openindiana-discuss
FWIW I don't recall which I used a couple of weeks ago. I'd claim old age, but the fact is when I get going, if I don't keep adequate notes, I have never had any idea how I did something two weeks ago. On Tuesday, July 9, 2019, 6:26:44 PM CDT, Tim Mooney wrote: In regard to: Re:

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Virtualbox on OpenIndiana Hipster?

2019-07-09 Thread Tim Mooney
In regard to: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Virtualbox on OpenIndiana Hipster?,...: How important are Spectre, Meltdown, etc for a system behind a firewall which does not allow inbound traffic and does not run programs downloaded from the internet? Probably not important at all. What you're

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Virtualbox on OpenIndiana Hipster?

2019-07-09 Thread Reginald Beardsley via openindiana-discuss
How important are Spectre, Meltdown, etc for a system behind a firewall which does not allow inbound traffic and does not run programs downloaded from the internet? My view for many years is that the browsers are so bad that all that is left is the barn door. All the other walls are long

Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Virtualbox on OpenIndiana Hipster?

2019-07-09 Thread Tim Mooney
In regard to: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Virtualbox on OpenIndiana Hipster?,...: I run 5.2.12 on 2017.10 without significant problems. While what Reg is saying is true, there are some really important caveats that people new to OI need to be aware of. Versions of OI like Reg is talking about