[Zope] Upgrading Zclasses

[Alexander Staubo]

Well, the DCE UUID algorithm uses the NIC's MAC address, which is
independent of the host name; host names tend to change, MAC addresses
tend not to. The UUID algorithm also includes a guard against
backward-moving clocks.

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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Fulton [mailto:jim@digicool.com]
>Sent: 22. juli 1999 15:22
>To: Alexander Staubo
>Cc: Zope Mailing List (E-mail); 'Rob Page'
>Subject: Re: [Zope] Upgrading Zclasses
>
>
>Alexander Staubo wrote:
>> 
>> Sounds like UUIDS or GUIDs would have been an even better 
>identification
>> scheme.
>
>The algorithm used by ZClasses is very similar to that used in other 
>GUID schemes.  The algorithm uses a hash of location (ZClass URL) 
>and time. I think that the probability of collisions is similar between
>the ZClass alogorithm and other schemes and the ZClass algorithm is
>alot simpler.
>
>Jim
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