Hi, On Thu, Apr 27, 2006 at 04:34:31PM +0200, Tom Bachmann wrote: > This is mostly what the directories i guess he is talking about do. But > usually, you have some generic ``write right'' that contains more > authority than a ``read capability''. Take for instance a directory of > the kind we are talking about. ``write right'' would here e.g. mean that > you can create more entries.
Right. I'm not saying that read/write does not make sense at all, I'm just saying that it does not make sense for all object types. Besides, the issue I was raising could be summarized, roughly, as follows: what's the difference between a language run-time and an OS? The main difference, I think, is that an OS should preferably be language-neutral, which leads to various complications. However, the design of a capability-based language should not be very different from that of a capability-based OS. Thanks, Ludovic. _______________________________________________ L4-hurd mailing list L4-hurd@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/l4-hurd
