Re: Doc patch, further describe and-mask nature of the permission system

Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
To: "Karl O. Pinc" <kop@meme.com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org
Date: 2012-12-16T06:56:22Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On Mon, 2012-12-10 at 20:48 -0600, Karl O. Pinc wrote:
> On 11/14/2012 02:35:54 PM, Karl O. Pinc wrote:
> > On 11/13/2012 08:50:55 PM, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> > > On Sat, 2012-09-29 at 01:16 -0500, Karl O. Pinc wrote:
> > > > This patch makes some sweeping statements.
> > > 
> > > Unfortunately, they are wrong.
> > 
> > I will see if anything can be salvaged.
> 
> Here's another try.
> (I bundled changes to both paragraphs into a single
> patch.)
> 
> grants-of-roles-are-additive_v3.patch

I don't get the point of this change, especially why you are trying to
liken the roles system to the object hierarchy, when they are clearly
different and unrelated.