[cap-talk] Save as Reducing the authority of a file browser in a capability OS.

[David-Sarah Hopwood]

Ben Kloosterman wrote:
> Kevin Reid wrote:
>> On Dec 28, 2009, at 22:42, Ben Kloosterman wrote:
>>
>>> The whole SaveAs or "Open With" has always seemed to me to be a poor
>>> choice designed entirely to ensure formats are proprietary
>>
>> The relevant aspect of "Save As" in this discussion is choosing a new
>> filename/location for the document, not choosing the format.
>
> Mmm why should the location or filename change the fact the program has no
> default rights to it  ?

The context of the discussion seems to have been lost here. Instances of
the program don't have any initial rights to the file. "Save As" saves the
rights to the file (in the form of a capability) under a name that has
meaning to the user; the powerbox dialog is one way of getting them back,
normally for a different instance. This is all consistent with POLA.

I don't know why you say this has something to do with some formats being
proprietary.

-- 
David-Sarah Hopwood  ⚥  http://davidsarah.livejournal.com

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