On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 9:41 AM, vincent(a)massol.net <vincent(a)massol.net> wrote:
On 12 Jun 2015 at 09:34:48, Thomas Mortagne
(thomas.mortagne@xwiki.com(mailto:thomas.mortagne@xwiki.com)) wrote:
On Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 9:02 AM,
vincent(a)massol.net wrote:
Hi devs,
With the intoduction of
http://jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-12171 (Add a script right to
manage script macro execution permissions) in 7.2, we should also think about renaming
what we call "Programming Right" (PR for short) since "Script" and
"Programming" are close. At least to change that in the UI (and possibly even at
API level by introducing new methods ands deprecating old ones).
First step would be to find a new name. I can think of:
* Privilege Right (nice thing is that PR is still valid ;))
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/privilege "a right, immunity, or benefit
enjoyed only by a person beyond the advantages of most:". This would mean that people
with the Privilege Right would be able to use Privileged APIs.
"Privilege Right" sounds weird to me since a privilege is essentially
a right (as indicated in your definition).
Indeed. We would need to mention something else, like “Privileged API Right” and it’s
kind of longish (and we probably need some right name with a larger scope, see below).
* System
Right
* God Right
* Root right (that's essentially what it is when you compare to OS
world even if "root" is a bit technical but it's not the kind of right
you give to anyone either)
* Super Admin right
Yes all those right names are good if we agree that this right is no longer just about
allowing execution of Privileged API. In practice there are several places where we’ve
already used this right for things other than executing Privileged API so I agree with
your reasoning.
It's actually already kind of more that that already since in the
right system it implies all the other rights (like root).
re “Super Admin”, would it be confusing WRT the existing “Admin” right?
For me “System” or “Root” are the best ATM (short names, meaningful).
Thanks
-Vincent
> My preference goes to "Privilege"
or "Privileged".
>
> WDYT about
> 1) Changing the name
> 2) The new name to use if you agree with 1)
> ?
>
> Thanks
> -Vincent
>
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