[cap-talk] A paper on web-keys

[ken]

> It is a very great mistake to underestimate administrator-induced inertia.

Agreed - it is motivated by Job Security
k

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[mailto:cap-talk-bounces at mail.eros-os.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan S. Shapiro
Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 12:20 PM
To: General discussions concerning capability systems.
Subject: Re: [cap-talk] A paper on web-keys

On Fri, 2008-01-18 at 09:10 -0800, Mark Miller wrote:
> In moving from ACLs to ocaps, administrators will suffer the loss of
> the appearance of control.

Of course, this is a sufficient condition for the failure of that move,
unless the move also presents an increase in utility so compelling that
higher powers will override the administrators' objections.

It is a very great mistake to underestimate administrator-induced
inertia.

shap

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