ossp-pkg/uuid/README
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OSSP uuid - Universally Unique Identifier
Version 0.9.0 (11-Jan-2004)
ABSTRACT
OSSP uuid is a ISO-C application programming interface (API) and
corresponding command line interface (CLI) for the generation of DCE
1.1 and ISO/IEC 11578:1996 compliant Universally Unique Identifier
(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>
Copyright (c) 2004 The OSSP Project <http://www.ossp.org/>
This file is part of OSSP uuid, a library for the generation
of UUIDs which can found at http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/
Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for
any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that
the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all
copies.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS AND COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND THEIR
CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF
USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND
ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGE.
HOME AND DOCUMENTATION
The documentation and latest release can be found on
o http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/
o ftp://ftp.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/