Re: [urn] the UUID namespace
Ted Hardie <ted.ietf@gmail.com> Fri, 09 September 2011 18:29 UTC
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Subject: Re: [urn] the UUID namespace
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On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Peter Saint-Andre <stpeter@stpeter.im>wrote: > Interesting. So the UUID algorithm itself effectively provides a managed > process for URN assignment. Correct? > > Yes, that's the theory. Each of the algorithms is intended to provide a process which guarantees uniqueness. For the statistical algorithms, the presumption has been that, run correctly, there is a vanishingly small chance of collision; it's true that it is non-zero, but the chance of collision due to human error in a managed system is probably higher. regards, Ted > Peter > > -- > Peter Saint-Andre > https://stpeter.im/ > > >
- [urn] the UUID namespace Peter Saint-Andre
- Re: [urn] the UUID namespace Ted Hardie
- Re: [urn] the UUID namespace Peter Saint-Andre
- Re: [urn] the UUID namespace Ted Hardie
- Re: [urn] the UUID namespace Peter Saint-Andre
- Re: [urn] the UUID namespace Martin J. Dürst
- Re: [urn] the UUID namespace Peter Saint-Andre
- Re: [urn] the UUID namespace Juha Hakala
- Re: [urn] the UUID namespace Michael A Dolan
- Re: [urn] the UUID namespace Michael A Dolan
- Re: [urn] the UUID namespace Larry Masinter