Comment on Ask HN: Examples of bad open-source code to learn what to avoid?parentComments−justaj7yWhy not use a SHA256 (or SHA512) then?−rahimnathwani7yBecause CDDB pre-dated the publication of SHA-* (2001) by at least 6 years.
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Why not use a SHA256 (or SHA512) then?
Because CDDB pre-dated the publication of SHA-* (2001) by at least 6 years.