DJB hash function

[sureshjayaram]

When I searched for a good hash function for strings, I came across DJB
hash function and found it serving my purpose. I wanted to use that,
but I was unaware of the licensing/copyright issues. I sent a mail to
DJB reg. this, but didn't get any reply.
The info. i got is that DJB posted the hash function first to
Comp.lang.c. Please find below the mail I sent to DJB. Let me know
whether I can use it in my propreitary code.


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DJB,

When I was searching for a good hash function for strings, I came to
know about djb2 hash function (written by you a long back) and used by
you in cdb. I tested it and found it has excellent distribution and
speed. I want to use it.

I couldn't find any license info. Please let me know whether I can use
the hash algorithm in proprietary code or any licensing issues
involved.

Thanks for your time.

 

[Mark F. Haigh]

When I searched for a good hash function for strings, I came across DJB
hash function and found it serving my purpose. I wanted to use that,
but I was unaware of the licensing/copyright issues. I sent a mail to
DJB reg. this, but didn't get any reply.
The info. i got is that DJB posted the hash function first to
Comp.lang.c. Please find below the mail I sent to DJB. Let me know
whether I can use it in my propreitary code.

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That's between you and him. It's offtopic in comp.lang.c. If you need
to search comp.lang.c archives, use Google Groups.


Mark F. Haigh
(e-mail address removed)