[tor-commits] r24271: {website} Stop directing users to obsolete and unsafe live CDs and bun (website/trunk/docs/en)

Robert Ransom rransom.8774 at gmail.com
Sun Feb 27 19:06:26 UTC 2011


Author: rransom
Date: 2011-02-27 19:06:25 +0000 (Sun, 27 Feb 2011)
New Revision: 24271

Modified:
   website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml
Log:
Stop directing users to obsolete and unsafe live CDs and bundles

Modified: website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml
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--- website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml	2011-02-27 07:16:31 UTC (rev 24270)
+++ website/trunk/docs/en/faq.wml	2011-02-27 19:06:25 UTC (rev 24271)
@@ -688,90 +688,11 @@
     <h3><a class="anchor" href="#LiveCD">Is there a LiveCD or other bundle that includes Tor?</a></h3>
 
     <p>
-    There isn't any official LiveCD at this point. We're still trying to find good
-    solutions and trying to understand the security and anonymity implications of
-    the various options. In the mean time, feel free to check out the list below
-    and use your best judgement:
+    Yes.  Use <a href="https://amnesia.boum.org/">The (Amnesic) Incognito
+    Live System</a> or <a href="<page projects/torbrowser>">the Tor Browser
+    Bundle</a>.
     </p>
 
-    <p>
-    LiveCDs:
-    </p>
-
-    <ol>
-    <li><a href="https://amnesia.boum.org/">The (Amnesic) Incognito Live
-    System</a> is a Live System aimed at preserving your privacy and
-    anonymity:
-    <ul>
-    <li> All outgoing connections to the Internet are forced to go through
-    the Tor network.</li>
-    <li> No trace is left on local storage devices unless explicitely asked.</li>
-    <li> It includes Firefox, Tor, Torbutton, Vidalia graphical Tor
-    controller, Pidgin Instant Messaging client, and lots of other
-    software.</li>
-    <li> It's based upon Debian gnu/linux and comes with the GNOME desktop
-    environment.</li>
-    </ul>
-    <li><a href="http://tork.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LiveCD">TorK LiveCD</a>
-    is Knoppix-based with an emphasis on user-friendliness. You can work
-    anonymously or non-anonymously while TorK tries to keep you informed of the
-    consequences of your activity. The TorK LiveCD is experimental, so the aim is
-    to provide regular releases through 2007 and beyond.</li>
-    <li><a href="http://mandalka.name/privatix/">Privatix LiveCD/USB</a> is a
-    debian based live-system including tor, firefox and torbutton which can save
-    bookmarks and other settings or data on an encrypted usb-key</li>
-    </li>
-    </ol>
-
-    <p>
-    Windows bundles:
-    </p>
-
-    <ol>
-    <li><a href="<page projects/torbrowser>">Tor Browser Bundle</a>
-    for Windows comes with a pre-configured web browser and is self contained
-    so you can run it from a USB stick.</li>
-    <li><a href="http://www.janusvm.com/tor_vm/">Tor VM</a> is a successor
-    to JanusVM. It needs testing from you!</li>
-    <li><a href="http://janusvm.com/">JanusVM</a> is a Linux kernel and software
-    running in VMWare that sits between your Windows computer and the Internet,
-    making sure that your Internet traffic is scrubbed and anonymized.</li>
-    <li><a href="http://www.xerobank.com/xB_browser.html">xB Browser</a>,
-    previously known as Torpark, is a Firefox+Tor package for Win32 that can
-    installed on a USB key. It needs a host Win32 operating system.</li>
-    </ol>
-
-    <p>
-    Not currently maintained as far as we know:
-    </p>
-
-    <ol>
-    <li>Polippix / Privatlivets Fred is a Danish Knoppix-based LiveCD with Tor
-    and utilities to encrypt IP-telephony. <a href="http://polippix.org/">Info and
-    download</a>.</li>
-    <li>ELE is a Linux LiveCD which is focused on privacy related
-    software. It includes Tor and you can download it at
-    <a
-    href="http://www.northernsecurity.net/download/ele/">http://www.northernsecurity.net/download/ele/</a>.</li>
-    <li>Virtual Privacy Machine is a Linux LiveCD that includes Firefox, Privoxy,
-    Tor, some IRC and IM applications, and a set of ipchains rules aimed to prevent
-    non-Tor traffic from accidentally leaving your computer. More information at
-    <a href="<wiki>VirtualPrivacyMachine"><wiki>VirtualPrivacyMachine</a>.</li>
-    <li>Anonym.OS is a LiveCD similar to the above but is based on OpenBSD rather
-    than Linux for maximum security. It was designed to be anonymous and secure
-    from the ground up, and thus has some features and limitations not found in
-    other LiveCDs (Tor related or otherwise). You can obtain more information and
-    download Anonym.OS from <a href="http://theory.kaos.to/projects.html">Kaos.Theory</a>.</li>
-    <li>Phantomix is a LiveCD for anonymous surfing and chatting based on the most
-    recent KNOPPIX release. It comes preconfigured with Privoxy, Tor and Polipo. You can
-    get it from the <a href="http://phantomix.ytternhagen.de/">Phantomix
-    Website</a>.</li>
-    </ol>
-
-    <p>
-    Please contact us if you know any others.
-    </p>
-
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