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On Fri, 26 Jun 2009, James Fidell wrote: > tom wrote: >> On Fri, 2009-06-26 at 13:46 +0100, James Fidell wrote: >>> tom wrote: >>> >>>> Unfortunately it leaves stuff WIDE-OPEN! From there you'd have to make >>>> sure all disks are securely encrypted so others cant touch them >>> What disks? >> The hard drives that are on all the machines in schools etc due to >> pressure from MS and co. You cant back up 1300 school kids to usb drive! > > Schools and corporate environments are obviously places you'd have a > different policy anyhow (and I think there's a strong argument for not > having local disk for many users in either case). > > I had more in mind the possibility of being able to walk into an > "Internet cafe", or use a friend's PC, or even perhaps PCs in hotels, > on aeroplanes, libraries and so on. Just plug in a device you carry on > your keyring, belt or around your neck and boot up and you get exactly > the same environment as you have anywhere and everywhere else. People get annoyed when you do this. Really annoyed. You might get away with it at a friends place, but not in a public place/terminal. It would not surprise me one bit if some people called the police too, thinking you'd damaged their PC. (Espeically in the US - Look, terrorist, he's using Linux!) Just carry a netbook and the means to get it connected - Wi-Fi, mobile, whatever. Gordon -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html