[cap-talk] "ambient authority" on wiki.erights.org

[Rob Meijer]

On Mon, June 15, 2009 21:49, Toby Murray wrote:


> I agree with Alan. I'd see an "import <module>" as an ambient operation,
> sure, but global variables are simply capabilities available in every
> scope (like E's SafeScope or GlobalScope or whatever).
>

>From the wikipedia page on ambient authority:

The authority is "ambient" in the sense that it exists in a broadly
visible environment (often, but not necessarily a global environment)
where any subject can request it by name.

So much for "simply" capabilities available in every scope.