On Sep 26, 2013, at 4:43 PM, David Herman <dher...@mozilla.com> wrote:

> On Sep 26, 2013, at 4:22 PM, Mark S. Miller <erig...@google.com> wrote:
> 
>> I am saying collision is an issue, but that it only seems that Symbols solve 
>> it because we haven't yet designed the registry. So we should do so first, 
>> and then re-examine this question in the context of a concrete registry 
>> design.
> 
> I don't think a registry design is necessary for symbols to be useful today.
> 
> But I agree it's a fine thing to consider for future-proofing.

And just to complete the point: see my earlier reply about how this allows you 
to abstract away the ugly GUID. It gives you the collision-avoidance and 
cross-realm shareability of ugly GUID's but without imposing the ugliness on 
every user of the symbol.

Dave

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