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Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2012 21:33:23 -0400
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On Thu Aug 30 10:56:52 EDT 2012, charles.forsyth@gmail.com wrote:

> As another example, also from Flex,
> J M Foster, I F Currie, "Remote Capabilities", The Computer Journal, 30(5),
> 1987, pp. 451-7.
>
> http://comjnl.oxfordjournals.org/content/30/5/451.full.pdf

very intersting.  the paper says that although capabilities
are enforced by microcode, and therefore can be proven,
it would be possible to build the system from cots parts.
so i'm wondering if kernel participation is necessary?

- erik