On Fri, Jul 13, 2012, at 23:25, proper wrote: > For people who really can't abstain from Flash / Java it's the best > option I know of.
It does sound wonderful. But it sure needs a powerful machine. A CPU designed for lower power consumption and thus battery maximisation can't scale well with two virtual boxes on top of the OS. > > How does this project relate with Tails for example? > > Different thread model, target user group, history and features. > > Tails is an respected, established live CD. Based on Debian and Tor. > When Tails gets rooted, the users real IP address can leak. > > TorBOX is an anonymous general purpose operating system. Based on Ubuntu > and Tor. Persistent. Young project. In TorBOX's thread model the client > (TorBOX-Workstation) can be compromised and there will be still no IP or > DNS leaks. The only way to connect is through the TorBOX-Gateway. [1] [2] Isn't Ubuntu a little bit too large, at least for the Gateway? > > How does VirtualBox > > relate with other emulators? > > Master thesis anyone? There is probable a lot to say. > - Virtual Box is free and open source > - nice user interface > - supports internal networks > - does not emulate (much), but virtualize (faster) > - cross platform > - fast > - > https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorBOX/SecurityAndHardening#AboutVirtualBox So there wasn't a master thesis anyway ;-) I have tried VirtualBox yesterday. Quite painful on my hardware unless it's TinyCore or Puppy Linux. _______________________________________________ tor-talk mailing list tor-talk@lists.torproject.org https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
