Thanks everyone for the advice, @ Mark, I've got a process for him that we are soon to execute, the last thing I had to work out is which OS is the most suitable. I will mention Debian to him and see what he says.
@Andrew, he's happy to use libre but apparently there's just times when word is the only option @Russell would you also suggest Debian meets those requirements you listed? Thanks again. Sincerely Rory Geoghegan On 18 Feb. 2018 20:53, "Mark Trickett via luv-main" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Rory, > > On 2/18/18, Rory Geoghegan via luv-main <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey everybody, I have a friend who's having done security issues. I'm > > looking for an OS which is both super secure and didn't require high > level > > skills to use. > > Security is a process, not a product. Unskilled is inherently not > secure. The less services and such that you run, and the more you tie > them to local only use, the less vulnerable you are. > > > I was thinking qubez at first but after trying it out it requires quite a > > high level of skill to use. > > Look at which distribution suits the way you want to work, and ease of > keeping up to date and upgrading. That is why I have chosen Debian. > > > The main applications required are email and word. > > You use Gmail, your browser is sufficient for email. There is > considerable choice for local email clients, you need to find which > fits the way you want to work. Remember that your way of working will > vary from anyone else, you will need to learn how to make effective > use of any email client. > > As to Word, it does not run on Linux, but there is a better > alternative to Microsoft Office, LibreOffice. Remember that Word is > widespread, but it is not necessarily popular, and it is certainly not > universal. If you want to work with portable documents, LibreOffice is > a good way, but you need to convince those still with Word to either > make the default document file format something in common, such as PDF > for just one example, or better still move to LibreOffice, it is > available for Linux, Mac and Windows. > > > Thanks in advance > > > > Sincerely Rory Geoghegan > > Stretch yourself, and take a serious look. Sticking with Microsoft is > equivalent to choosing to be raped, several ways. > > Regards, > > Mark Trickett > _______________________________________________ > luv-main mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.luv.asn.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/luv-main >
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