Re: [PATCH] Add ACL (Access Control List) acronym

From: "Joel Jacobson" <joel(at)compiler(dot)org>
To: "David G(dot) Johnston" <david(dot)g(dot)johnston(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: "Nathan Bossart" <nathandbossart(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add ACL (Access Control List) acronym
Date: 2024-06-24 22:20:20
Message-ID: a88258ac-155e-4130-b3a5-2d6175e3eb20@app.fastmail.com
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On Mon, Jun 24, 2024, at 23:15, David G. Johnston wrote:
> I really dislike "For avoidance of doubt and clarity" - and in terms of
> being equivalent the following seems like a more accurate description
> of reality.
>
> The PostgreSQL documentation, and code, refers to the specifications
> within the ACL as "privileges". This has the same meaning as
> "permissions" on the linked page. Generally if we say "permissions" we
> are referring to something that is not covered by the ACL. In routine
> communication the two words are often used interchangeably.

Thanks, much better. New version attached.

/Joel

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