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authorArne Babenhauserheide <arne_bab@web.de>2008-11-09 09:29:39 +0100
committerArne Babenhauserheide <arne_bab@web.de>2008-11-09 09:29:39 +0100
commit09ce2aac5978c69be419f94a3888ef4805275027 (patch)
tree66294b173e1fc00e562eb4cca095ade2e0e8136b /community
parent1f194cba48fd24cd9eb19cde45cb615319146e43 (diff)
Niches: Added idea: Provide devices with safeguards to userspace.
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@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ aren't possible.
* elegantly mount iso images and similar as unprivileged user.
- Other useful stuff:
- * Install deb-packages from an ftp server via 'dpkg -iO ftp://foo/bar/*.deb'
+ * Install deb-packages from an ftp server via 'dpkg -iO ftp://foo/bar/*.deb' (needs transparent ftp bound to 'ftp:').
- Having a complete GNU System (but not yet on every hardware, and only about half the software Debian offers has been ported).
@@ -206,6 +206,15 @@ contents of an iso image, just look at them via 'ls image.iso,,iso9660fs').
- Debian: Allowing users to install stuff which affects only them.
+- smbfs: we'd need a servermux and sharemux there as well, in order to be able to cd
+/smb://host/share/dir
+
+- provide devices to userspace with some restrictions, i.e. provide a specialized
+device so user translators can access it. The providing translator can set
+restrictions on values which can be passed so safe but almost arbitrary device access
+would be possible.
+
+
### Need a lot of coding or fundamental changes
- Effective resource management (For example via Viengoos on which Neal Walfield is