- From: Adam Lake <alake@digitalbazaar.com>
- Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2018 09:24:19 -0500
- To: public-credentials@w3.org
- Message-ID: <de308b4c-f311-f091-59ef-0c29d184ad77@digitalbazaar.com>
I have seen AzCap/s for short used. On 11/3/2018 3:18 PM, Moses Ma wrote: > +1 > > How about /CapAuth/ for the cool kids? It rolls off the tongue nicely. > > > > - > *Moses Ma | FutureLab Consulting Inc* > moses.ma@futurelabconsulting.com | moses@ngenven.com > v +1.415.952.7888 <tel:+1.415.952.7888> | m +1.415.568.1068 > <tel:+1.415.568.1068> | skype mosesma > > > >> On Nov 3, 2018 at 8:56 AM, <Adam Lake >> <mailto:alake@digitalbazaar.com>> wrote: >> >> +1 >> >> >> >> >> >> On 11/3/2018 11:25 AM, Manu Sporny wrote: >> >> > Hi all, >> >> > >> >> > This is related to the OCAP-LD spec that some of us are working on in >> >> > this community: >> >> > >> >> > https://w3c-ccg.github.io/ocap-ld/ >> >> > >> >> > Digital Bazaar's engagement with customers over the past several months >> >> > wrt. the term "Object Capabilities" has resulted in confusion around >> >> > exactly what an Object Capability is. >> >> > >> >> > Some history -- the "Object Capabilities" name was originally picked to >> >> > differentiate from the "Linux Capabilities" stuff, which really didn't >> >> > have much to do with capabilities (in the authorization sense). Object >> >> > Capabilities makes more sense when you're talking about programming >> >> > languages, but we don't really use it in that sense in this community. >> >> > >> >> > I propose we name the specification more appropriately in the hope that >> >> > the name evokes what we're actually doing with the specification. The >> >> > technology we're developing in this community specifically has to do >> >> > with Authorization... capability-based authorization. Thus, I'm >> >> > suggesting the spec is renamed to "Authorization Capabilities"... >> >> > shortened to "zCaps" for the cool kids in the community. >> >> > >> >> > Also, this is a bike shed discussion, so I fully expect it to get out of >> >> > hand and for us to have to do a poll like we did for the Verifiable >> >> > Credentials terminology. Please only suggest names that you're committed >> >> > to using with your customers (or that you would use with non-technical >> >> > folks). If we get a bunch of +1s with no strong objections, we're >> >> > done... and yes, I know that's wishful thinking. :) >> >> > >> >> > -- manu >> >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Adam Lake >> >> Director, Business Development >> >> Digital Bazaar >> >> Veres.io >> >> 540-285-0083 >> >> >> >> >> >> -- Adam Lake Director, Business Development Digital Bazaar Veres.io 540-285-0083
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