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Re:DNA genius and double Nobel Prize winner Fred Sanger dies... by yread on Wednesday November 20, 2013 @11:57AM (#6769173)
What use is an MD5 of dataset if its semantics should be clear from table and column names?
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Re:DNA genius and double Nobel Prize winner Fred Sanger dies... by dekhn on Wednesday November 20, 2013 @12:06PM (#6769251)
Fileset checksumming addresses a different concern from the semantic content of the data. It's merely a way to ensure that two people send the exact same input files to a routine. It's a critical control.
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