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SubjectRe: [PATCH] strings: helper for maximum decimal encoding of an unsigned integer
Al Viro wrote:

On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 05:22:27PM -0400, Jim Rees wrote:
> J. Bruce Fields wrote:
>
> From: "J. Bruce Fields" <bfields@redhat.com>
>
> I've seen a couple examples recently where we've gotten this wrong.
> Maybe something like this would help? Is there some better way?
>
> (Approximation due to Jim Rees).
>
> Please add Suggested-by: Jim Rees <rees@umich.edu>. I'm thinking of
> patenting the algorithm.

Is that a joke?

Yes, that's a joke. Sorry if it wasn't obvious.

I am, however offering up licenses at a cost of one pint of beer per
thousand digits converted.


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