This is a deeply important conversation. I'm really glad that it has come up. I don't have time to write a complete letter on this topic right now, but I had to jump in to make one point:
On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 6:29 PM, Jeremy Fitzhardinge <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have no idea how to address this. The problem is fundamental to a > capability system, so the question is: how to mitigate it? No! This is a widespread myth. The problem is fundamental to a *sharing* system. A capability system that makes sharing very hard would not have this problem, and a non-capability system that makes sharing very easy would have this problem. > (I also love that this cap has "touch[é]" in it.) Hee hee! Regards, Zooko _______________________________________________ tahoe-dev mailing list [email protected] http://allmydata.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tahoe-dev
