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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: Authorization & permissions are different things
From:       Malcolm Hunter <malcolm.hunter () gmx ! co ! uk>
Date:       2002-08-28 9:18:57
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> Here is from kdelibs.po:
> 
> #: kio/kfile/kfilesharedlg.cpp
> 
> "You can also reconfigure file sharing authorization."
>                              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>  It sound to forced for me. I understand like
> I (me) configure authorization to other people
> to share my files to other people or means.
> (I hope my English was clear ;)
>    I'm the only one who think like that?
>   
> 
> "You need to be authorized to share directories."
>      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>   I'll preffer like:
> "You need to have permissions to ...."
> because is the language used along all KDE.
> 
>  Some things that I think are usefull:
> 
>   1) authentication - making sure you talk with
> who think you must (you indentify by face, voice etc. if you're
> a man, or common shared secret if you're a computer or man).
> 
>   2) authorization - is a process, act after authentication
> for obtain permission to a resurse: file, directory, NSA labs :)
> 
>   3) permissions - a static thing. A posession of something 
> after athorization.
> 
>   I hope I was correct and clear :) 

To me, authorization refers to a service (eg. authorized to use Samba
server) and permissions is the file system level - being in the right group and
having the relevant permissions on the directories and files.

Regards,
Malcolm

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