Index: metadata_posix1e_acls.wiki =================================================================== --- metadata_posix1e_acls.wiki (revision 0) +++ metadata_posix1e_acls.wiki (revision 0) @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +#summary POSIX.1e ACLs += POSIX.1e ACLs = + +IEEE POSIX.1e draft proposal ACL API implementation. + +== Implementation status == + +Implemented. + +== Notes == + + * Archival of ACLs on Mac OS X 10.4 is currently not possible due to broken ACL implementation. See [http://code.google.com/p/xar/issues/detail?id=5 this issue] for details. Index: metadata_darwin_ea.wiki =================================================================== --- metadata_darwin_ea.wiki (revision 0) +++ metadata_darwin_ea.wiki (revision 0) @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +#summary Darwin/Mac OS X Extended Attributes += Darwin/Mac OS X Extended Attributes = + +Apple's Mac OS X has supported arbitrary metadata since its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_OS_X_v10.4 10.4 version]. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_file_attributes#Mac_OS_X Wikipedia section on Mac OS X ACLs]. + +== Implementation status == + +Implemented. Index: metadata_bsd_ea.wiki =================================================================== --- metadata_bsd_ea.wiki (revision 0) +++ metadata_bsd_ea.wiki (revision 0) @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +#summary BSD Extended Attributes += BSD Extended Attributes = + +FreeBSD-style Extended Attributes. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_file_attributes#FreeBSD Wikipedia ACLs entry on FreeBSD ACLs] has a good overview. + +== Implementation status == + +Implemented. + +== Notes == + + * Attempting to read the system namespace while not a privileged user is expected to return an error. The system namespace is used, among other things, for storing kernel extended attributes such as ACLs.