[tahoe-lafs-trac-stream] [tahoe-lafs] #1487: remove the notion of "rootcap" from FTP-and-SFTP.rst

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#1487: remove the notion of "rootcap" from FTP-and-SFTP.rst
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     Reporter:  zooko       |      Owner:  amiller
         Type:              |     Status:  assigned
  enhancement               |  Milestone:  undecided
     Priority:  normal      |    Version:  1.8.2
    Component:              |   Keywords:  docs usability ftp review-needed
  documentation             |
   Resolution:              |
Launchpad Bug:              |
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Comment (by amiller):

 Since "rootcap" is not an actual kind of cap, I agree it's better not to
 specifically use it. In the (S)FTP docs, "what directory cap should be
 granted" conveys the right meaning. I've done a trac search for "rootcap"
 to look for any other interesting usages and did not find anything.

 The definition in the wiki is still useful for understanding historical
 docs that refer to rootcaps.

 From: https://tahoe-lafs.org/trac/tahoe-lafs/wiki/Capabilities
 > We then use the somewhat-vague term "rootcap" to refer to a cap (usually
 a directory write cap) that is not present inside any directory, so the
 only way to ever reach it is to remember it somewhere outside of a Tahoe-
 LAFS filesystem.

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