Re: [id] UUID (was: [lang] UUIDUtils)

2011-11-22 Thread ralph.goers @dslextreme.com
I took a quick look at id. I'm not a fan. First, despite the javadoc for VersionOneGenerator saying that a config file is not necessary my test failed without one. Other issues include: 1. It should use java.util.UUID and not invent its own UUID class. 2. It seems extremely overly complicated. T

Re: [id] UUID

2011-11-22 Thread Phil Steitz
On 11/22/11 1:21 PM, Adrian Cumiskey wrote: > I have a professional interest to get out a release of UUID as my current > project would like to adopt it. I'd be more than happy to volunteer to > help out/finish off the project so we can get it released. Great! I will kick off a promotion vote.

Re: [id] UUID

2011-11-22 Thread Adrian Cumiskey
I have a professional interest to get out a release of UUID as my current project would like to adopt it. I'd be more than happy to volunteer to help out/finish off the project so we can get it released. Cheers, Adrian. On 22 November 2011 13:55, Phil Steitz wrote: > On 11/22/11 8:38 AM, Jörg

Re: [id] UUID

2011-11-22 Thread Phil Steitz
On 11/22/11 8:38 AM, Jörg Schaible wrote: > Hi Ralph, > > Ralph Goers wrote: > >> Actually, UUID implementations aren't really obsolete. The Random UUID >> generated by Java can't be guaranteed to be unique, just that the >> probability that it is is very high. In many circumstances it is >> desir

[id] UUID (was: [lang] UUIDUtils)

2011-11-22 Thread Jörg Schaible
Hi Ralph, Ralph Goers wrote: > Actually, UUID implementations aren't really obsolete. The Random UUID > generated by Java can't be guaranteed to be unique, just that the > probability that it is is very high. In many circumstances it is > desirable to have a UUID where the uniqueness properties