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Re:Got an old Raspberry Pi spare? Try RISC OS. It is, someth... by pjmlp on Friday May 03, 2024 @08:06AM (#40246740)
Capabilites have ownership, ownership requires belonging to something, all the way up to booting the OS.
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Re:Got an old Raspberry Pi spare? Try RISC OS. It is, someth... by josephg on Friday May 03, 2024 @08:56AM (#40247172)
Capabilities can just be variables. Variables all belong to something, all the way up to the OS. Would you say variables are a type of user permission? Obviously not. Variables are more versatile than that. So are capabilities.
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