PARQUET-2218: [Format] Clarify CRC computation #188
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When trying to implement CRC computation in Parquet C++, we found the wording to be ambiguous.
Clarify that CRC computation happens on the exact binary serialization (instead of a long-winded and confusing elaboration about v1 and v2 data page layout).
Also, clarify that CRC computation can apply to all page kinds, not only data pages (for reference, parquet-mr currently support checksumming v1 data pages as well as dictionary pages).
Also, see discussion on #126 (comment) and below.