On 27 Nov 2014, at 20:02, Merlijn van Deen <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 26 November 2014 at 23:29, MZMcBride <[email protected]> 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.
> 
> (..)
> 
> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Phabricator/Diffusion/Callsign_naming_conventions/Existing_repositories_valhallasw
> 

+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
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