[aklug] Re: Xubuntu bloat 14.04

On Thursday 20 November 2014 18:58:44 you wrote:
> * Leif Sawyer <lsawyer@gci.com> [2014-11-20 14:24 -0500]:
> >People burn CD images still?
>
> Yep.
>
> >Ubiquitous USB boot support is pretty much killing CDs for restoral.
> >
> >And the very few systems that don't support booting from USB will
> >boot from CD and then transfer off to USB quite easily.
> >
> >so... why constrain yourself to "floppies" when a "hard disk"
> > will do?
>
> http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/2/6896095/this-published-hack-could-b
>e-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-usb
>
> While I recognize that this article is somewhat "FUD"ish, there is
> some truth: USB is (and inherently has been) impossible to secure (as
> spec'd).
>
> CDs are still (probably) safer than trusting USB keys.

I have started using bluray, (archives) burner & media prices are
reasonable, entry level is 25G up to 128?, zoom right past all the dvd
(dl) et el.

-- 
Peace,
Greg
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