At Sat, 29 Apr 2006 20:09:09 -0400, "Jonathan S. Shapiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Going back to confinement, let me state it very clearly, once and for > > all, because you keep getting it wrong: > > > > * * * Every process in the Hurd will be confined. * * * > > > > It will be confined because it was created by its parent, so it meets > > the definition of confinement in the most trivial sense. > > This is complete nonsense. The confinement property states: > > A confined application can only transmit data through authorized > channels. > > However, any reading of the original paper makes clear that the > definition of confinement occurs in a context: > > - There is a process that is attempting to transmit. > - The process is free from external coercion in regard to > transmission. That is: transmission requires both permission > **and intent**.
Define "external". Thanks, Marcus _______________________________________________ L4-hurd mailing list L4-hurd@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/l4-hurd
