I feel. Our developers, are correct in limiting their responsibility to –Not-- changing code inside of other operating systems and packages that is being maintained by other people. Any time someone has and thought the developers should have done something differently, usually think about it, and either he developers did the correct thing in terms of security, or it is a feature they might yet implement.
My first hope for OS Development is, when the project is finished: “Don’t Waste my Time.”
My thought to Solene’s question is, a Windows refugee is expecting a Finished Operating System. Our forum are filled –how to do this that or the other. An explanation, then what becomes a long thread of, well this happened, and now how to I get it to work.
While concepts of Security and Privacy seem to be in contradiction to a full, complete operating system, the concept of Qubes Security by compartmentalization, can be used -carefully, cleverly to obtain a good bit of Security, Privacy, and in addition to the skillful use of Whonix, then even more skillful use of closing down Qubes, moving information around to offline manipulation, then the chosen result back to an fresh compartment, (aka Qube) to shuffle information back onto internet.
A Human Rights lawyer was explaining to me that he used Qubes for awhile with just one Qube, which was for just one Operating System. Almost like a regular computer. One of the obstacles newcomers have is installing software. Our collection of how to’s does not, seem to me, to be a solution for a newcomer with little computer skill, and worse, no time or patience to read, study, learn, experiment, and try again.
Windows refugees/Linux newbies/Qubes newbies really need an Operating System that – is directly easy to understand, and hard to make mistakes that lead to privacy/security/ possibly/anonymity problems. Success in these requires careful use of the OS.
Perhaps the first issue for newbies, is to be able to easily install software.
So, at this time: I want a full featured Template for Fedora 42. Already has installed FlatPak/Snap.
Off of that, a Disposable version.
A graphic tool to move information out of the Disposable to another Offline Qube based upon the same above Template. And of course safeguards to prevent information being accidentally deleted.
It is only using the Disposable to gain information from the internet.
Moving that data to the offline Qube.
Deleting the Disposable.
Reading. Preparing reply in a offline Qube derived off the Template.
Start a Disposable Qube based on the Template.
Have a Graphics tool to move information from the offline Qube.
As someone could quickly point out, there must a Template for a Qube to do Chats, Video conferences, interactive things like, UGH Facebook. X.
and an associated Disposable.
Qubes already created with the better thought of VPN’s. Only need to enter payment code.
Three big objections;
This will use a lot of RAM.
It will begin a set of arguments about which software Applications one should never use, those which are marginally, considered by some to be all right. A discussion which, I am thinking the moderators do not want, on the Qubes Forum.
Who will maintain these Qubes? Answer Questions?
I would prefer the encryption key to allow these Qubes to be directly added, comes in the original install of Qubes. Then a trustworthy place for a Repository of these Qubes.
This scheme depends on compartmentalization of Qubes to prevent malware, spyware from being perpetuated. I have not described a method to stay anonymous. Or more serious Security.
I am hopeful that someone can describe this method more clearly.
but we must get out of the mode of - a guide for that, which is difficult for some. Taking hours to put together several Qubes for their own use. That time/effort drives newbies/Windows Refugees/Linux newbies/security newbies away.