On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 09:27:11AM -0400, David Abrahams wrote:

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>> object storage. That is, half of the idea of git is a big database of
>> content-addressable objects.
>
> Absolutely, it's important to know that everything is content-addressable 
> (which essentially communicates the same important information as "the 
> object's id is a hash of its contents").  I was trying to say that the 
> fact that each one is a "first-class" object  and has a unique name is not 
> particularly remarkable.

I see. I consider those concepts inextricably linked. But I suppose you
could explain one without the other.

Anyway, thanks for the perspective.

-Peff
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