[cap-talk] Creating 32-bit capabilities, automatic capabilities by subclassing? (message for jed at the end)

[John Carlson]

>
> It would be really cool if we could add capabilities to this, such
> that people
> could only see certain parts of the graph.

Since I am using Java OpenGL for picking, I am using an integer to name
objects.  What I envision doing is using some kind of algorithm to
generate a capabilities-as-data integer to pass over the internet
to other people.

Does someone have a standard set of capabilities that I can use
to add to this graphing program?  I guess this is similar to file
system capabilities.  Could I just subclass my node and arc
from some publically available classes, and the database,
multiuser, networking and capabilities would come for free?

Jed, what do you think about a capability system to write IMPACT
programs in a distributed/multiprogrammer fashion?

John