[or-cvs] r11784: Added disclaimerto run.bat recommending to boot directly fro (incognito/trunk/arch/x86/overlay)

anonym at seul.org anonym at seul.org
Sun Oct 7 01:54:32 UTC 2007


Author: anonym
Date: 2007-10-06 21:54:32 -0400 (Sat, 06 Oct 2007)
New Revision: 11784

Modified:
   incognito/trunk/arch/x86/overlay/run.bat
Log:
Added disclaimerto run.bat recommending to boot directly from medium if possible, and updated warning to fit both CD and USB.


Modified: incognito/trunk/arch/x86/overlay/run.bat
===================================================================
--- incognito/trunk/arch/x86/overlay/run.bat	2007-10-06 19:34:30 UTC (rev 11783)
+++ incognito/trunk/arch/x86/overlay/run.bat	2007-10-07 01:54:32 UTC (rev 11784)
@@ -2,16 +2,23 @@
 echo.
 echo Running __INCOGNITO__ in a virtual PC.
 echo.
-echo Type CTRL-ALT-F to toggle fullscreen mode.
+echo This mode is only recommended when it is impossible to restart the computer and
+echo boot __INCOGNITO__ directly from the CD/USB. When running through a virtual PC,
+echo any software keyloggers and similar types of surveillance installed under
+echo Microsoft Windows will work and might compromise your anonymity. Booting 
+echo directly from the CD/USB medium will protect you from any such malicious
+echo software, although you are just as vulnerable against hardware surveillance.
 echo.
+echo Press CTRL-ALT-F to toggle fullscreen mode.
+echo.
 echo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 echo !!                                                                           !!
 echo !! BEWARE! While running from within Microsoft Windows any changes made      !!
 echo !! to the user home (e.g. new settings, new files) will not be persistent    !!
-echo !! between boots! In other words, any changes made during this session       !!
-echo !! will be lost when shutting down, just like when running from the LiveCD.  !!
-echo !! Note, however, that changes made to the user home in the past             !!
-echo !! will be present now.                                                      !!
+echo !! between boots, even if running from USB! In other words, any changes made !!
+echo !! during this session will be lost when shutting down. Note, however, that  !!
+echo !! when running from USB, changes made to the user home in the past will     !!                                                       !!
+echo !! still be available.                                                       !!
 echo !!                                                                           !!
 echo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 



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