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From: Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [patch] org-id: New org-id-method 'uuid' w/ elisp function that
 creates random uuid
Date: Sat, 15 May 2010 09:02:35 +0200
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On May 8, 2010, at 4:14 PM, David Maus wrote:

> Carsten Dominik wrote:
>> what is the difference/advantage of this idea over using uuidgen as
>> Org does now?
>
> Well, it allows uuids without depending on the presence of the uuidgen
> binary.  E.g. I happen to occasionally use computers I have no control
> of and carry my Emacs/Org configuration with me.
>
> Without the elisp function the ID properties of my headlines are in an
> inconsistent format depending on whether uuidgen was present on the
> machine I created the ID property or not.
>
> It may be a little pedantic but I'd like to be specific in what format
> the IDs have and like the idea of having IDs that follow an
> established standard.
>
> Maybe another usage of the function could be:
>
> - org-id-method can be 'org for Org's id mechanism or 'uuid for uuids

I think it should be either uuidgen (for backward compatibility) or  
uuid.

>
> - `org-id-new' uses uuidgen if present and falls back to the elisp
>   function otherwise

I like that.  WOuld you like to modify your patch accordingly?

- Carsten