On Nov 18, 2007 10:55 PM, Levi Stephen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I had chosen Assets because permissions would share the concept of 'being > owned' > I guess. Each permission would belong to a person and specify an action. > Permissions being liquid and allowing me to transfer them actually seems like > it > might useful to me rather than overkill. I see other places it could be used > (e.g., The vote collector is granted a permission to resolve an agoran > decision), where transferring of this permission (e.g., assessor on vaction) > would help. But, I do like simple first. > > I see the complex part of permissions as ensuring that each permission only > allows one action to be performed and only performed once. I'm not sure > whether > any action should be able to be part of a permission, or only those which > specify they require permissions.
Additionally, in some cases it may make a difference who the actor is, especially with regard to diplomacy. In such cases, the permission should not be transferable. -root
