[Monotone-devel] Re: [RFC] versioned policy -- introduction

[Graydon Hoare]

Justin Patrin wrote:

> Basically what I'm saying. I suppose, is that there need to be
> policies/permissions both for updating and for netsync.

In my mind there is no question about this. We must store netsync 
permissions as well; a file-sharing server is a real, physical resource. 
It needs access control.

(In fact, I'd very much like to store not only netsync permission, but a 
list of netsync servers and the branches they serve, in a policy branch. 
This way automatic failover and inter-server syncing can happen 
automatically, and users can stop caring so much about the exact server 
they talk to. Add a new server to the netsync server group and all 
clients should see it once they pull new policy.)

-graydon