>>Keeping a niche open for ACLs is probably smart, esp. in the Windows >>world. > > > I think you'll find ACL use is increasing, not decreasing. They've > been tacked on to most recent filesystems, and they're coming into
This is true. But good luck in trying to map between the ACL schema of different systems :-( > more widespread use as Linux is getting really decked out for > mission-critical usage and the facilities are pushed out for everyone > to use. > > They're certainly important for AIX, Solaris, Tru64, and HP/UX. > (Whether those are useful in themselves is a separate question, of > course...)
