#4797 NORM Future : sharing is too easy and dangerous

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#4797: sharing is too easy and dangerous
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  Reporter:  AlbertCahalan     |       Owner:  Eben          
      Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new           
  Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  Future Release
 Component:  interface-design  |     Version:                
Resolution:                    |    Keywords:                
  Verified:  0                 |  
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Comment(by Eben):

 Replying to [comment:5 bemasc]:
 > There is an easy way to back out of any shared activity; just close it.
 Resuming that instance from the journal should not re-share it.
 Continuous saving means that closing is very non-destructive, and resuming
 a recently closed activity takes two clicks.

 This isn't true, actually.  Collaboration is really a persistent property
 of an activity, and the participants all share in the instance across
 stops/resumes.  Your statement about the non-destructive nature holds true
 though, with each individual keeping their own history (once we have
 versions, of course).

 > The Terminal _should_ be shareable, creating something very much like an
 SSH tunnel, except both users can type at the same terminal.  This would
 educationally invaluable.  For security reasons, a Shareable terminal
 instance should run with only P_SANDBOX permissions.  If users want to
 copy-paste commands into a more privileged environment, they may launch a
 second terminal instance that is not shared.

 This sounds like a fair alternative to my suggestion. It's actually a
 little more complicated, since the result of multiple participants typing
 at once seems undefined to me.  I agree in full with the educational
 value, though, and I think we should really make sure to nail this
 behavior when we integrate it.

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