Package: libbitcollider1 (0.4.0-3.3)

bitcollider library

This is used by the bitcollider program.

Think of it as a really big file hash database on the internet with constant contributions from others of metadata on files.

Bitcollider is a small program to reliably identify and describe files on your machine. When run with a specific file as input, this program does two major things:

* It examines the file, calculating a distinctive digital fingerprint,

  or bitprint, and taking note of some other identifying information that
  can be extracted from the file, like file length and the local filename.

* It launches your web browser to do a lookup at our website, submitting

  this identifying information as the search terms.

At bitzi.com you'll see what - if anything - others have said about your file, and have a chance to contribute descriptions or comments yourself. If your automatic submission included information useful to our database, that new information will be contributed to the database under your screen name.

Tags: Software Development: Libraries, Networking: Service, Network Protocol: HTTP, Role: Shared Library, Purpose: Scanning, Works with: Files