On Monday, 25 July 2005, at 21:53:57 (+0500), Boldin Pavel wrote: > IMHO is are joke and not in one time: all can use word `checksum' > instead of `magic', but all uses `magic', so is a sort of > joke. (IMHO)
No, it's not a joke at all, and it is NOT the same thing as a "checksum." A "checksum" is a computed value used to ensure, to some degree, data integrity. A "magic number" is a specific value or set of values which are unlikely to appear randomly in a particular location and thus have special meaning as a flag of some type. For example, DOS executables have a "magic number" of "MZ" at offset 0. This is in no way, shape, or form a checksum. Michael -- Michael Jennings (a.k.a. KainX) http://www.kainx.org/ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> n + 1, Inc., http://www.nplus1.net/ Author, Eterm (www.eterm.org) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- "I'm not talking about moving in, and I don't want to change your life. But there's a warm wind blowing, the stars are out, and I'd really love to see you tonight." -- England Dan and John Ford Coley ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click _______________________________________________ enlightenment-devel mailing list enlightenment-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/enlightenment-devel
