From: frantz@netcom.com (Bill Frantz)
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 14:34:27 +0800
To: llurch@networking.stanford.edu (Rich Graves)
Subject: Re: Mindshare and Java
Message-ID: <199604292302.QAA24610@netcom9.netcom.com>
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At  3:56 PM 4/27/96 -0700, Marianne Mueller wrote:
>One thing I don't understand, why do you trust signed code? 
>
>So you know the code is signed by Jack the Ripper.  so what?  How do 
>decide what you want the code to be allowed to do?   I think there's 
>nothing for it but a kind of limited capabilities model built on top
>of the authentication mechanism. 

I have extensive experience in design and implementation of a pure
capability operating system (KeyKOS).  If you think my professional
services would be of use to the Java group, please let me know.  Resume
available on request.

Thanks - Bill


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