Re: Unique OAF Implementation ID's

[Elliot Lee <sopwith redhat com>]

On Tue, 23 May 2000, Arturo Tena wrote:

> So, IID (Interface Identifier) is unique for interfaces. The interface
> *never* change. If you need to modify an interface, then you need to build
> another interface (which will have a different IID).

Small nit to pick - IID stands for Implementation Identifier.

> There's a problem with such identifier scheme: it needs a central
> authority which prevents for a company named "FooSystems" in EUA and
> "FooSystems" in France England with the same "SuperMailer" program to
> choose the same OAFIID.

There will be bigger problems than OAFIID conflicts if such a contrived
case ever actually happens.

-- Elliot
"Moron of the week" for four years running