On 27 Nov 2014, at 20:02, Merlijn van Deen valhallasw@arctus.nl wrote:
On 26 November 2014 at 23:29, MZMcBride z@mzmcbride.com wrote:
If we're stuck with using callsigns, the idea of using the shortest possible strings (a four-character hash?) appeals to me. If particular repos want specific available hashes (AAAA, FFFF), I'm fine with allocating on a first-come, first-served basis.
I've fiddled a bit with this in the style of tail numbers / actual radio call signa: first letter is a category (country in a call sign), the rest is assigned as a number, unless someone wants a specific one.
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https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Diffusion/Callsign_naming_convent...
+1 as well. Like the restricted length. Not sure 4 is enough, but we can always grow later on.
Most license plate systems do the same. Though I'm not sure that was for the best.
-- Krinkle