Re: Translucent storage: design, pros, and cons

[Sam Mason]

On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 12:48:11PM +0100, Marcus Brinkmann wrote:
> My confusion in other areas of the design space is also a reflection
> of the confusion in the research community on these issues.  One could
> also call the confusion an opportunity to make choices.  Capability
> MAP vs COPY, membranes (or not), active/passive objects etc are merely
> some examples for this.

I think I understand the distinction between MAP vs COPY of
capabilities, but I'm uncertain what "membranes" or "active/passive
objects" are.  Are there any references to descriptions of these?


Thanks,
  Sam