[resending Randy's message so it gets to the same lists as the original. Further discussion should take place on cap-talk]
On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 2:22 PM, Randall Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Mark — > > I understand your frustration here, sorry I don’t know to whom to address > your concern … > > ...but… > > Aren’t you equally upset by the use of the term “object” in this document, > denoting a chunk of memory that is not even encapsulated? I gently suggest > that the term “capability" is rather in the same situation as “object.” > Namely, it’s too routine, it’s too everyday … it’s expecting too much for > the word to acquire a universally-respected meaning more subtly crafted > than it has in it’s foggy everyday use. Even within a sub-domain as broad > as computational systems. > > With enough work, I could try to get you in touch with someone in the > right part of the Oracle org chart, but in order to have the most > constructive impact in the world, we need to select our battles wisely. In > other words, let’s not waste our time when we know we’ll just get the cold, > fishy-eyed stare. > > FWIW, in my opinion, you’re under no threat of concept dilution. Anyone > learning about capability systems will immediately appreciate the > expressive power and elegance they offer, and, as with “object,” come to > live their now-enlightened life without confusion when encountering some > document that wants to use the word in a different way. (An Oracle document > no less! Come on! I mean… an Oracle document!) > > -- Randy > > On August 2, 2014 at 10:57:42 AM, Mark S. Miller ([email protected]) > wrote: > > [+...] > > DAMN!!! > > Who should we complain to in order to get this fixed? > > > > On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 9:38 AM, Mike Stay <[email protected]> wrote: > >> http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E23824_01/html/819-0690/chapter7-28.html >> >> -- >> Mike Stay - [email protected] >> http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~mike >> http://reperiendi.wordpress.com >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "friam" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/friam. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Cheers, > --MarkM > > -- Cheers, --MarkM -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Caja Discuss" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
