On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 1:51 PM, Warren Young <w...@etr-usa.com> wrote:
> On May 12, 2015, at 2:31 PM, Matt Welland <mattrwell...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Does your team use Unix file permissions to prevent people from viewing > files they have no right to be looking at? > > Are you suggesting that Fossil needs to implement a per-artifact ACL > system? > > Yes, I realize this is a slippery-slope argument, but that doesn’t mean > it’s wrong. > No, I'm not suggesting anything. Merely pointing out that there are many legitimate cases were access control is needed and that to suggest they are just a "people problem" shows poor understanding of the messy real world. > > > In my experience there are many times where a few judiciously applied > controls make *everyone* happier. > > Sure, good fences make good neighbors. > > The question is whether you should use the existing fences provided (i.e. > repo boundaries) or if we need to be subdividing the existing plots of land > with still more fences. > > Fence off the tree, so the cat doesn’t pee on it. > > Fence off the barbecue, so little Bobby doesn’t fiddle with the propane > tank knob. > > Fence off the patio so no one can see what we’re doing on the patio. > > Fence off the door so baby June can’t walk through it. > > Pretty soon you find yourself opening and closing doors every 5 feet. > > > The free-for-all model can result in a cognitive burden if I have to > expend mental energy worrying that I'm committing to the wrong branch. > > Do you find yourself cognitively burdened by a constant effort to remember > not to touch the stove while cooking? > > You learned that lesson when you were about 3 years old, just tall enough > to reach up to the stove, whereupon your mom smacked your hand away. You > learned. Now you don’t do that any more. > > If you disallow mistakes, you disallow learning and prevent the > acquisition of competence. > Perhaps you missed the "judiciously applied" part of my comment. _______________________________________________ > fossil-users mailing list > fossil-users@lists.fossil-scm.org > http://lists.fossil-scm.org:8080/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fossil-users >
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