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diff --git a/security/p5-Digest-Pearson/pkg-descr b/security/p5-Digest-Pearson/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..a9dcd41d5a5d --- /dev/null +++ b/security/p5-Digest-Pearson/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +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 |