[dev] Permissions - possible changes

[Chuck Hagenbuch]

Quoting Jon Parise <jon at horde.org>:

> I can see the case for PERMS_ADD (e.g., you can add a bug to a Whups
> queue, but you can't view, modify, or delete it), but I don't think
> the other possibilities you suggest are necessary.

That's where I'm leaning, yes. I waffle on PERMS_ADD, though.

> PERMS_COMMENT, while it seems useful, isn't very generalized.

Yeah, and it seems like that should be a permission on a more specific thing,
anyways - jonah:channelname:comment, for instance, instead of a PERMS_COMMENT
on jonah:channelname.

> PERMS_MODERATE and PERMS_ADMIN feel like "roles" that are made up if
> existing flags, anyway:

Definitely.

-chuck

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