Here is a relatively complex diagram of (hopefully) most of the concepts relating to (UNIX) file permissions. I don’t have too much knowledge about how things work in Windows or other environments.
I was really surprised how complex file permissions are. As a learning experience, I found this extremely useful. When I thought “oh, I’ll do file permissions” initially, I thought it would be very basic. As it happens, everything is much more murky.
Some things I was thinking about as I was going along:
- should I indicate where I am less confident in the relationship. Perhaps doubt could be expressed with grey?
- including some sort of taxonomy for different concept/node types. In a software course, perhaps commands should be a green oval for the lifetime of the programme. Perhaps this continuity between concept maps could ease learning over time.
- how do I include examples (are they even concepts?)
- when do I stop?
I used CmapTools 5.05.01 to develop this map. It is my first time using the tool. I found it quite good, but I found myself wanting to push the boundaries of map quite a bit. The software seems to want to keep the left and top boundary fixed. This meant I ran out of room quite a few times which was annoying.