Re: [boost] Review Schedule

From: Hartmut Kaiser (hartmut.kaiser_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-03-16 22:23:02

Tom Brinkman wrote:

> Review Schedule
> 
> http://www.boost.org/more/formal_review_schedule.html .
> 
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> Library: Globally Unique Identifier
> Author: Andy Tompkins
> Location: Boost Sandbox Vault
> Review Manager: Needed
> Date: Needed
> Summary:
> A guid, or globally unique identifier, is an identifier 
> standard used in many disciplines including computer 
> networks, distributed computing, and databases. They can be 
> used to tag objects with very short lifetimes, to reliably 
> identify very persistent objects across a network. An 
> attractive feature of guids is their relative small size, of 
> 128-bits, compared to alternatives. Also the creation of 
> guids does not require a centralized authority.

You may count me in on this library.

Regards Hartmut