ossp-pkg/uuid/README 1.3 -> 1.4
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(UUID). It supports DCE 1.1 variant UUIDs of version 1 (time and node
based), version 3 (name based) and version 4 (random number based).
+ UUIDs are 128 bit numbers which are intended to have a high likelihood
+ of uniqueness over space and time and are computationally difficult
+ to guess. They are globally unique identifiers which can be locally
+ generated without contacting a global registration authority. UUIDs
+ are intended as unique identifiers for both mass tagging objects
+ with an extremely short lifetime and to reliably identifying very
+ persistent objects across a network.
+
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
Copyright (c) 2004 Ralf S. Engelschall <rse@engelschall.com>
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