Re: [9front] notes on user none

[sirjofri <sirjofri+ml-9front@sirjofri.de>]

Hello,

I think the system assumes that every user only has access to oneself. 
And since users are secure (glenda can't read my files) it makes sense to 
save the files of user none with user permissions. If none was handled 
like all other users this would effectively give away the security by 
using auth/none. Making the privileges for none like the world user gives 
all other users also the same privileges as the world user, which they 
basically already have (hence it's world).

Auth/none makes you none, but not authenticated. So it's like fake 
access. A nobody, a world user. No longer part of the system. You lose 
privilege.

I'm not saying it's the most elegant design. But try giving nobody access 
to a system that's basically built around user privileges. Try that 
without a user.

TLDR: it makes sense doing it like cwfs currently does and like described 
in the 9 paper. None shouldn't be seen as a user, more like batman, a 
symbol for everyone in the world. Therefore it needs different handling.

sirjofri

(Just my two cents. I'm not a Plan 9 veteran or 9front developer, only a 
user who cares.)