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diff --git a/Hurd/PowerBox.mdwn b/Hurd/PowerBox.mdwn index 086be1ea..412d16d3 100644 --- a/Hurd/PowerBox.mdwn +++ b/Hurd/PowerBox.mdwn @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ ## <a name="Rationale"> Rationale </a> -In [[CapabilityBasedMicroKernel]], an application might be used with the very minimal set of capabilities that is needed to execute it, that is read-only access to it's libraries and files, plus maybe access to a specific IP connection or configuration directory. +In a [[CapabilityBasedMicrokernel]], an application might be used with the very minimal set of capabilities that is needed to execute it, that is read-only access to it's libraries and files, plus maybe access to a specific IP connection or configuration directory. Thus when the user asks to open or save a file, the dialog used to choose the file could also serve the purpose of granting the appropriate capabilities to the application. @@ -13,5 +13,7 @@ This dialog is named the powerbox. * [Plash powerbox](http://plash.beasts.org/powerbox.html) * [E and Cap Desk](http://www.combex.com/tech/edesk.html) * [Polaris: Toward Virus Safe Computing for Windows XP](http://www.hpl.hp.com/personal/Alan_Karp/polaris.pdf) +* [The E Language in a Walnut](http://www.skyhunter.com/marcs/ewalnut.html#SEC45) - search for "Powerbox Capability Manager" +* [The Darpa Browser](http://www.combex.com/papers/darpa-report/html/index.html) - see Appendix 5 -- [[Main/NowhereMan]] - 28 Apr 2006 |