Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] U3 questions/remarks

From: "Graeme Lunt" <graeme.lunt@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 4 Feb 2007 10:01:09 +0100

Ulf,

> > But it is probably time for an automatic approach. I'll see 
> > what's available for creating name-based GUIDs - or write 
> > something. Does Wireshark already have an allocated GUID 
> > (which I could re-use for the namespace)?
> >   
> I don't think that we have a WS specific GUID somewhere. 

OK.

> What do you mean by "name-based GUIDs"?

See RFC 4122 - http://www.rfc-archive.org/getrfc.php?rfc=4122.

> Buidling parts of the GUID from the current SVN version might 
> be the way to go - names don't fit well into GUID's ;-).

They do if you hash them - see version 3/5 UUIDs.

> Looking at that Wiki page, you (or someone else?) have added 
> the U3 logo and some screenshots. Did you read the License page 
> of the Wiki (GPL)? 
> Are you really legally allowed to release the U3 logo under the GPL 
> term? If you are allowed (e.g. granted from a U3 LLC license) 
> it should be noted on that wiki page - if not it should be removed. 
> It's not about to annoy you, but to prevent you/us from any legal
problems.

Will check it out.

Graeme