deleting and os

[Matthew Flaschen]

cj wrote:
> Matthew Flaschen wrote:
>> cj wrote:
>>   
>>> furthermore, i recommend formatting it to a linux partition (for security).
>>>     
>> Linux filesystems don't really provide much security.  They offer
>> UNIX-style permissions, but unless you're encrypting the disk you're
>> still vulnerable.
>>
>> Matt Flaschen
>>
>>   
> so ntfs is a better way to go? (not for the hdd where linux is 
> installed, but for another partition?)

NTFS isn't really secure either, again unless you're using encryption.
There are plenty of encryption solutions for Linux, so this isn't a
reason to use NTFS.

Matt Flaschen