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Date:      Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:56:27 +0200
From:      Svein Halvor Halvorsen <svein.h@lvor.halvorsen.cc>
To:        Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
Cc:        RW <fbsd06@mlists.homeunix.com>, Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: defrag
Message-ID:  <48B6926B.2040006@lvor.halvorsen.cc>
In-Reply-To: <20080828134204.W64545@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
References:  <20080827172946.5a1d4103@gom.home>	<6C9E353A-3008-4E28-910C-212DBB9F6E28@bsdhost.net>	<200808272208.47468.mike.jeays@rogers.com>	<20080828055600.736f3447@gumby.homeunix.com.>	<20080828064905.83cb034c.wmoran@potentialtech.com> <20080828134204.W64545@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>

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Wojciech Puchar wrote:
>> (look at how long it took the
>> BSDs to have native file-level ACLs).
> 
> because in unix they are not actually needed.
> 
> users&groups system is just perfect.

That's one man's opinion.

> i don't know anyone here that actually use ACL under unix
> because he/she needs it.

It depends on your definition of "need", I guess. The groups file could 
always be the power set[1] of the passwd file.



	Svein Halvor


[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_set



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