[cap-talk] More Heresey: ACLs not inherently bad

[Charles Landau]

Jonathan S. Shapiro wrote:
> Let me try a concrete example, and let's see whether we can work through
> that one.

Thank you, I think that will help us focus.

> The desired policy is: ...
> 
> Now it is perfectly clear to me that this policy can be implemented with
> capabilities very easily. 
> 
> But in the absence of system-wide persistence, ...
> That is where this is going to get hung up.

If the absence of persistence is the problem, then the solution is obvious.

Because I have my own work to get done (which includes making a 
persistent capability system), I'm going to have to reduce my 
involvement in this discussion. But I agree it's an important issue to 
explore.