Credits and other Sources

Kicksecure ™

Download

On Computer USB Installation Intel / AMD64 ARM64 Raspberry Pi PPC64 Windows (VM) Mac Linux (VM) VirtualBox (VM) Qubes (VM) KVM (VM) Debian morph to Kicksecure More options Source Code

About

Overview Features Why Open Source? Project Activities Contributors Mission & Vision

Docs

Documentation FAQ Troubleshooting

Community

Forums Forum Best Practices Contribute

Support

Self Support First Policy Search Engines, Docs and AI Support (Limited) Reporting Bugs Contact (Restricted)

Tools Upload file Special pages Recent changes Print Version Page meta What links here Related changes Page information

Page Read Edit History Move Protection Unwatch Watch Delete Purge

User Preferences Watchlist Contributions Logout Create account Login

Donate

Contributors Documentation Changelog Previous page: Contributors Index page: Documentation Next page: Changelog Credits and other Sources

Credits, Inspiration, Alternatives, Sources.

Current Contributors

See Contributors.

Past Contributors

See Past Contributors.

Credits, Inspiration, Alternatives, Sources

Introduction

The success of the Kicksecure platform is the sum total of several factors:

• The solid foundation at its heart: the Debian GNU/Linux distribution.
• The software provided by several other projects (like KVM, Qubes) and the tireless efforts of their many developers and contributors.
• Lessons learned from:
  • Expert advice provided in various Internet forums and attendance at software development events.
  • Previous failures and successes in the Kicksecure development cycle.
  • The failures and successes of similar privacy/security projects (like Tails).
• Inspiration drawn from other projects, leading to the implementation of new or improved security features.
• Direct contributions by the Kicksecure community.

Credits

Kicksecure Development

In alphabetical order, the following projects or sources have had the greatest influence on Kicksecure development to date:

• Debian GNU/Linux
• GNU
• Qubes
• Tails
• Ubuntu GNU/Linux
• Mailing lists:
  • help-bash

Sources

Over the lifetime of the Kicksecure project, development has been informed by thousands of external resources. For the reader's interest, a very small sample of older sources is listed on the Old Sources wiki page. Numerous updated sources can be found in developer documentation footnotes.

Kicksecure History

A brief history of the founding of Kicksecure can be read here.

License

Third Party Image Contributions

The Kicksecure website and documentation are enriched by a number of images and icons generously provided by third parties. Appreciation is expressed to those contributors who have placed their images in the public domain or specifically designed images for Kicksecure.

Website License

See the page footer.

Kicksecure License

See the derivative-maker | /COPYING | raw in Kicksecure source code.

Footnotes

Contributors Documentation Changelog Previous page: Contributors Index page: Documentation Next page: Changelog

Kicksecure A secure by default operating system with the latest security research in place.

Dark mode

Follow us on social media

Supported by Power Up Privacy

Kicksecure is proudly supported until 2026 by Power Up Privacy, a privacy advocacy group that seeks to supercharge privacy projects with resources so they can complete their mission of making our world a better place. (Strictly subject to our sponsorship policy.)

At Kicksecure we value freedom and trust, supporting Open Source and Freedom Software

By using this website, you acknowledge you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these agreements: Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Cookie Policy, E-Sign Consent, DMCA, Imprint 2012- 2026 ENCRYPTED SUPPORT LLC

Your support makes
all the difference!

We believe security software like Kicksecure needs to remain Open Source and independent. Would you help sustain and grow the project? Learn more about our 14 year success story and maybe DONATE!