freebsd-ports/security/p5-Digest-Pearson/pkg-descr
Erwin Lansing ca806cdbd7 Digest::Pearson is an implementation of Peter K. Pearson's hash algorithm
presented in "Fast Hashing of Variable Length Text Strings" - ACM 1990. This
hashing technique yields good distribution of hashed results for variable
length input strings on the range 0-255, and thus, it is well suited for
data load balancing.
The implementation is in C, so it is fast. If you prefer a pure Perl version
and can tolerate slower speed, you might want to consider
Digest::Pearson::PurePerl instead.

WWW: http://search.cpan.org/dist/Digest-MD5-Pearson

PR:		ports/90578
Submitted by:	Gabor Kovesdan
2005-12-17 21:50:56 +00:00

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Digest::Pearson is an implementation of Peter K. Pearson's hash algorithm
presented in "Fast Hashing of Variable Length Text Strings" - ACM 1990. This
hashing technique yields good distribution of hashed results for variable
length input strings on the range 0-255, and thus, it is well suited for
data load balancing.
The implementation is in C, so it is fast. If you prefer a pure Perl version
and can tolerate slower speed, you might want to consider
Digest::Pearson::PurePerl instead.
WWW: http://search.cpan.org/dist/Digest-MD5-Pearson