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@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ Qubes Users' FAQ
* [Why passwordless sudo?](#why-passwordless-sudo) * [Why passwordless sudo?](#why-passwordless-sudo)
* [How should I report documentation issues?](#how-should-i-report-documentation-issues) * [How should I report documentation issues?](#how-should-i-report-documentation-issues)
* [Will Qubes seek to get certified on the GNU Free System Distribution Guidelines (GNU FSDG)?](#will-qubes-seek-to-get-certified-under-the-gnu-free-system-distribution-guidelines-gnu-fsdg) * [Will Qubes seek to get certified on the GNU Free System Distribution Guidelines (GNU FSDG)?](#will-qubes-seek-to-get-certified-under-the-gnu-free-system-distribution-guidelines-gnu-fsdg)
* [What does it mean to "distrust the infrastructure"?](#what-does-it-mean-to-distrust-the-infrastructure)
[Installation & Hardware Compatibility](#installation--hardware-compatibility) [Installation & Hardware Compatibility](#installation--hardware-compatibility)
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@ -159,6 +160,28 @@ Please see the [documentation guidelines](/doc/doc-guidelines).
Not currently, for the same reasons that [Debian is not certified](https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.en.html). Not currently, for the same reasons that [Debian is not certified](https://www.gnu.org/distros/common-distros.en.html).
### What does it mean to "distrust the infrastructure"?
A core tenet of the Qubes philosophy is "distrust the infrastructure," where
"the infrastructure" refers to things like hosting providers, CDNs, DNS
services, package repositories, email servers, PGP keyservers, etc. As a
project, we focus on securing endpoints instead of attempting to secure "the
middle" (i.e., the infrastructure), since one of our primary goals is to free
users from being forced to entrust their security to unknown third parties.
Instead, our aim is for users to be required to trust as few entities as
possible (ideally, only themselves and any known persons whom they voluntarily
decide to trust).
Users can never fully control all the infrastructure they rely upon, and they
can never fully trust all the entities who do control it. Therefore, we believe
the best solution is not to attempt to make the infrastructure trustworthy, but
instead to concentrate on solutions that obviate the need to do so. We believe
that many attempts to make the infrastructure appear trustworthy actually
provide only the illusion of security and are ultimately a disservice to real
users. Since we don't want to encourage or endorse this, we make our distrust of
the infrastructure explicit.
Installation & Hardware Compatibility Installation & Hardware Compatibility
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