[cap-talk] Understanding capabilities in a web-desktop setting

[James A. Donald]

David-Sarah Hopwood wrote:
 > Whether I am designing a capability system, teaching
 > about them, or promoting them, I have no idea why I
 > would want to talk about "the powerbox user interface
 > pattern" *instead of* the more general principles that
 > the pattern supports.

In the past, I have argued that capabilities are
inappropriate for many problems.  Those discussions led
to more heat than light, and I see no point in
revisiting them.