There are many new interesting alternative operating systems: Syllable, Haiku etc. They may promise speed, low system requirements and many good and promising features. But what about security? Is it discussed enough?

On the age of Internet can we even imagine a desktop operating system without a network connection? With networking comes the need for security.

Although developers of new operating systems may see many more urgent goals, also the potential threats of the future should be discussed too. It may not be easy to add security into an OS as a late afterthought. Rather security should be build into an OS right from the start.