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Online hangouts of various OCaps thinking people.

Some of us ocap thinking peeps semi-idle in #erights and #monte on page Invites to the conference. If you're expecting one, please join directly instead page

Mark S. Miller writes: > Paraphrasing: > > *An object-capability is one that, by virtue of holding it, you can do > certain things with the designated resource.* > > *A reference-capability is one that, by virtue of holding it, you know > limits on what others can do with the designated resource.* > > I like that. I completely forgot that "reference capability" has a specific definition. Though "reference capability" does not intuitively give me the expectation that this is what a reference capability will mean, especially in contrast to "object capability.