Re: [PATCH] Add ACL (Access Control List) acronym
Joel Jacobson <joel@compiler.org>
From: "Joel Jacobson" <joel@compiler.org>
To: "David G. Johnston" <david.g.johnston@gmail.com>
Cc: "Nathan Bossart" <nathandbossart@gmail.com>,
pgsql-hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2024-06-24T20:49:11Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Attachments
- v3-0001-Add-ACL-Access-Control-List-acronym.patch (application/octet-stream) patch v3-0001
On Mon, Jun 24, 2024, at 21:51, David G. Johnston wrote: > On Mon, Jun 24, 2024 at 12:46 PM Joel Jacobson <joel@compiler.org> wrote: >> On Mon, Jun 24, 2024, at 18:02, David G. Johnston wrote: >> >> > The page we link to uses "permissions" while we consistently use >> > "privileges" to describe the contents of the list. This seems like an >> > obvious synonym, but as the point of these is to formally define >> > things, pointing this equivalence is worth considering. >> >> I like this idea. How could this be implemented in the docs? Maybe a <note>...</note> for ACL in acronyms.sgml? >> > > Add a second <para> under the one holding the link? How about? + <para> + The linked page uses "permissions" while we consistently use the synonym + "privileges", to describe the contents of the list. For avoidance of + doubt and clarity, these two terms are equivalent in the + <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> documentation. + </para> /Joel
Commits
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doc: Add ACL acronym for "Access Control List"
- 00d819d46a6f 18.0 landed