[sldev] Re: [ARCH] Permissions

[John Hurliman]

Argent Stonecutter wrote:
> From: John Hurliman <jhurliman at wsu.edu>
>> To get something close to that would require a change in how content is
>> delivered to clients.
> [...]
>> The discussion about trusted/untrusted domains really has nothing to do
>> with this as the weak link in the chain is the clients
>
> What part of "I know that, this is not a 'technical solution', it's 
> like a 'speed limit' sign" do I have to explain again THIS time?

Speed limits work not because there is a sign on the side of the road, 
but because there of patrolling officers and radar/laser guns and court 
fines. There is a very good discussion to be had here about social 
solutions to the problem, but I don't think it affects the evolution of 
the architecture technical spec. As long as the system is extensible 
enough that people can implement a fake permission system on top of it 
there should be no worries.