From f7cc93166ae25dc6936b7115f4196030c1eca288 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Schwinge Date: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 00:26:42 +0200 Subject: UNIX. --- mechanism.mdwn | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'mechanism.mdwn') diff --git a/mechanism.mdwn b/mechanism.mdwn index 6a96c656..c0a6b02c 100644 --- a/mechanism.mdwn +++ b/mechanism.mdwn @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ As mechanisms determine the type of result, they necessarily impose some [[policy]] (rules). Mechanisms that are referred to as policy-free are those that minimally impose policy. -A process can be used to encapsulate a program instance. On Unix, +A process can be used to encapsulate a program instance. On [[Unix]], a process is associated with a UID. This UID, in part, determines what the process is authorized to do. On a [[microkernel]], the policy that controls what resources a process may access -- cgit v1.2.3