Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1999-20,: Re: Capabilities done right [diff against 2.3.1]

# Re: Capabilities done right [diff against 2.3.1]

Linus Torvalds (torvalds@transmeta.com)
Sat, 15 May 1999 23:41:16 -0700 (PDT)

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On Sun, 16 May 1999, Albert D. Cahalan wrote:
>
> You want to allow shellscripts with special powers?!?!?

I may want to _strip_ shellscripts of power.

The ELF notes way doesn't allow that.

I may want to give special power to certain Javascripts (assuming I'd ever
trust the java engine itself). I do _not_ consider it acceptable to give
all powers to the java interpreter in general, but I _do_ consider it
acceptable to give special capabilities to certain scripts.

The ELF notes way doesn't allow that.

I may have anoter safe scripting language. Perl comes to mind. And I may
want to have scripts that have special privileges, installed to do system
administration.

The ELF notes way doesn't allow that.

Do you start to see a pattern here now? It's not about ELF. It's about
everything ELSE. It's about doing something right, and not getting stuck
with a bad decision forever.

Linus

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