On 03/07/2015 12:06 PM, Griffin Boyce wrote: > Travis Bean wrote: >> ... Linux computer users find TorBrowserBundle to be unwieldy and completely >> insufficient for meeting their needs regarding easy installation and >> configuration of a secure communications system. > > True, it does require two commands to start the Tor Browser in Linux: > > cd tor-browser_en-US/ > ./start-tor-browser > > That's clearly way too many for Linux users, who are well-known to > avoid both the terminal and software customization.
It may seem simple for savvy Linux users to start a web browser from the command line, but I am referring to MS Windows users who have asked me to migrate them over to Linux. They want simplicity, such as double-clicking a Firefox icon on their desktop and taskbar. I know desktop icon graphics integration may in the works, but for the time being, TorBrowserBundle is unfortunately unwieldy for unsavvy computer users. > ... Of course the *real* win would be > automatically seeking out updates via the tor network so that users are > better protected from emerging threats. Maybe someday Integrating the web browser into the operating system is essential for automatic security updates. From a computer security standpoint, this is what bothers me the most about the current Alpha phase that TorBrowserBundle is in. If a web browser is not integrated with the OS and is not kept up-to-date on a regular basis, this creates a HUGE security hole for hackers to exploit the OS by finding a weakness in the web browser and injecting malware into the HTTP stream. Kind Regards, Travis L. Bean -- T.L.Bean - Your source for FREE open source www.tlbean.com -- tor-talk mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk
