Security

If the Raspberry Pi results in a return to educational use, I think RISC OS will suffer without improved security.

The biggest issue is the autorun of !boot file in applications. (Even Microsoft have plugged this one.)

I would like to request that filer be modified to only automatically process files in named locations, set via a configure plug-in.

Preset entries would be Apps, local drives, network drives, removable drives and optical drives. With locations able to be added.

The options would be:
Automatic boot (as now)
Manual boot (An extra menu item would be needed in filer)
No boot.
No execute.

I would also like to see the Lock facility upgraded with, an extra item on the switcher menu for lock/unlock, and the state would be indicated by either a modified switcher icon, or a modified task bar.