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./converters/py-zbase32, Alternate base32 encoder (not RFC 3548 compliant)

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Branch: CURRENT, Version: 1.1.5nb1, Package name: py27-zbase32-1.1.5nb1, Maintainer: gdt

An alternate base32 encoder (not RFC 3548 compliant).

The rationale for base-32 encoding in RFC 3548 [1] is as written therein: "The
Base 32 encoding is designed to represent arbitrary sequences of octets in a
form that needs to be case insensitive but need not be humanly readable.".

The rationale for our encoding is different -- it is to represent arbitrary
sequences of octets in a form that is as convenient as possible for human
users to manipulate. In particular, z-base-32 was created in order to serve
the Mnet project [3], where 30-octet cryptographic values are encoded into
URIs for humans to manipulate. Anticipated uses of these URIs include cut-
and-paste, text editing (e.g. in HTML files), manual transcription via a
keyboard, manual transcription via pen-and-paper, vocal transcription over
phone or radio, etc.

The desiderata for such an encoding are:

* minimizing transcription errors -- e.g. the well-known problem of confusing
`0' with `O'
* embedding into other structures -- e.g. search engines, structured or
marked-up text, file systems, command shells
* brevity -- Shorter URLs are better than longer ones.
* ergonomics -- Human users (especially non-technical ones) should find the
URIs as easy and pleasant as possible. The uglier the URI looks, the worse.


Required to run:
[devel/py-setuptools] [lang/python27]

Required to build:
[pkgtools/cwrappers]

Master sites:

Filesize: 21.235 KB

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   2022-04-26 10:20:06 by Adam Ciarcinski | Files touched by this commit (4) | Package removed
Log message:
py-zbase32: removed
   2022-01-04 21:55:40 by Thomas Klausner | Files touched by this commit (1595) 
Log message:
*: bump PKGREVISION for egg.mk users

They now have a tool dependency on py-setuptools instead of a DEPENDS
   2021-10-26 12:06:54 by Nia Alarie | Files touched by this commit (150) 
Log message:
converters: Replace RMD160 checksums with BLAKE2s checksums

All checksums have been double-checked against existing RMD160 and
SHA512 hashes
   2021-10-07 15:29:13 by Nia Alarie | Files touched by this commit (150) 
Log message:
converters: Remove SHA1 hashes for distfiles
   2020-07-27 18:20:45 by Greg Troxel | Files touched by this commit (8) 
Log message:
multiple: Update MAINTAINER from gdt@ir.bbn.com
   2019-09-02 15:20:22 by Adam Ciarcinski | Files touched by this commit (415) 
Log message:
Changed PYTHON_VERSIONS_INCOMPATIBLE to PYTHON_VERSIONS_ACCEPTED; needed for \ 
future Python 3.8
   2019-04-26 16:12:50 by Maya Rashish | Files touched by this commit (205) 
Log message:
fix some whitespace, mostly introduced in the previous
python 3.4 / 3.5 removal commit.
   2019-04-26 15:14:25 by Maya Rashish | Files touched by this commit (473) 
Log message:
Omit mentions of python 34 and 35, after those were removed.

- Includes some whitespace changes, to be handled in a separate commit.