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Improve CID concept doc #95

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Mr0grog opened this issue Jul 25, 2018 · 0 comments
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Improve CID concept doc #95

Mr0grog opened this issue Jul 25, 2018 · 0 comments

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Mr0grog commented Jul 25, 2018

At the Berlin developer summit, we noted some shortcomings with the CID concept doc:

  • Should clarify that a CID specifies:

    • How to decode/interpret* content (“interpret” might not be a great term here; CIDs aren’t necessarily super-specific)
    • A version (but not a version of the data they identify)
    • A unique identifier (usually a [multi]hash)

  • We should explain how CIDs relate to “content addressing,” but need to be careful around the term “address” so as not to confuse it with either a multiaddress/peer address or with a full content address (e.g. /ipfs/<cid> or /ipfs/<cid>/some/sub/path).
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License: MIT
Signed-off-by: Randall Harmon <[email protected]>
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Merge pull request #104 from rjharmon/patch-2
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Improve CID concept doc (fixes #95).

- Explain format and components of a CID
- Explain how CIDs relate to label/address content
- Add more relevant links to specs and concept docs
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