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Re: POSIX
From: |
Alfred M\. Szmidt |
Subject: |
Re: POSIX |
Date: |
Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:15:55 +0200 |
That would be what a capability system is all about. You only give
the rights away that the process actually needs, not your full user
rights. I'm glad you like it. :-)
I never claimed that I disliked it.
> Such paranoia isn't useful for a multi user system, or a single
> user system. All it is is a academic excersise in `intellectual
> mastrubation'.
You may think so. But what if it's possible? It would be great to
work on such a system, wouldn't it?
I don't think it would be great (or as great as it is purported to
be), it is very seldom you need such flexibility. I seldom use the
current classic UID based scheme. It is a cute feature, but requires
alot of work to get done right, and the end result isn't that immensly
useful IMHO.
Compare that to the current situation on GNU/Linux, where it can
ruin all your personal files.
How often has this happened to you? Or anyone? The worst thing that
ever happened to me was doing `rm -rf ~/' by accident, and such a
capability system won't help with that unless it has a built in AI
that can tell if removing the home directory is done by accident or on
purpose.
- Re: POSIX, (continued)
- Re: POSIX, Alfred M\. Szmidt, 2005/10/26
- Re: POSIX, Jonathan S. Shapiro, 2005/10/26
- Re: POSIX, Alfred M\. Szmidt, 2005/10/26
- Re: POSIX, Jonathan S. Shapiro, 2005/10/26
- Re: POSIX, Alfred M\. Szmidt, 2005/10/26
- Re: POSIX, Bas Wijnen, 2005/10/26
- Re: POSIX,
Alfred M\. Szmidt <=
- Re: POSIX, Jonathan S. Shapiro, 2005/10/26
- Re: POSIX, Ronald Aigner, 2005/10/26
- Re: POSIX, Jonathan S. Shapiro, 2005/10/26
- Re: POSIX, Alfred M\. Szmidt, 2005/10/27
- Re: POSIX, Jonathan S. Shapiro, 2005/10/27
- Re: POSIX, Alfred M\. Szmidt, 2005/10/27
- Re: POSIX, Jonathan S. Shapiro, 2005/10/27
- Re: POSIX, Jonathan S. Shapiro, 2005/10/26
- Re: POSIX, Bas Wijnen, 2005/10/26
- Re: POSIX, Jonathan S. Shapiro, 2005/10/26