Quoting Laurie Harper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Remy Maucherat wrote:
> > You can add users at runtime, but not assign roles yet :( That will
> > require adding a proprietary HTTP method (since WebDAV ACL doesn't
> deal
> > with principal management). That's something I'd like to add ASAP.
>
> Sure it does; principles are just resources -- they can be created and
> manipulated just like any other resource.
The spec just states that principals can be resources if the implementation
choses to.
That's not enough for me ... Perhaps I'll use one or two proprietary properties
to give role information, and manipultate that using PROPPATCH/PROPFIND.
> Admittedly WebDAV ACL says
> nothing about *policy* for controlling that, but you certainly don't
> need a
> new HTTP method.
>
> Of course, I might be missing what a 'role' is in Slide; if it's
> something
> distinct from a group (and can't be mapped to groups) then I retract my
> statement :-)
It's indeed not the same as a group.
Remy
