Re: [ogpx] Protocol for permitting policy decisions

[Carlo Wood <[e-mail]>]

On Mon, Oct 05, 2009 at 04:35:36PM -0700, Infinity Linden wrote:
> so... throughout the documentation... we use the term "domain" to mean "a 
> collection of systems and networks over which control is exercised." the
> "authority" is the entity (individual or group) that exercises the control. the
> manifestation of the authority's control is (among other things) the ability to
> set "policy." authority may be "devolved" to "subordinate authorities."
> superior authority may decide which policy clauses to devolve and which to
> retain. specific service interfaces deployed by a domain may implement
> different policies.
> 
> ultimately it should not be the work of this group to determine policies for
> domains, or even to provide an exhaustive list of policies. specific clauses in
> a policy most likely arise from a specific implementation of the protocol. it
> should not be the work of this group to bless any one implementation and it's
> determination of how to represent policy. (i have personally said many times
> that the effort of this group should not be to bless Second Life(tm)'s legacy
> protocol and it's related policies. but this does not mean that we should bless
> OpenSimulator.)

This makes sense.

> can we agree to this wording?

yes

> can we move on?

no, still need answers to other questions :p

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Carlo Wood <[e-mail]>