Am 04.06.2015 um 10:10 schrieb Josselin Mouette: > How about using only the last 3 bytes of the MAC? > > The probability of using, on the same system, *two or more* controllers > from *different brands* with a collision in the last 3 bytes is > nonexistent in practice. > > The clear benefit would be that 3 bytes / 6 hex digits are easy enough > to remember in the short term memory when you need to type a command. 6 > hex digits are also regularly used as short git references for that same > reason.
That's an interesting idea.I don't think though we should change the existing mac NamePolicy. After all, this naming policy could already be in use. Maybe introduce a new type, say mac-short ? -- Why is it that all of the instruments seeking intelligent life in the universe are pointed away from Earth?
signature.asc
Description: OpenPGP digital signature