Date: Tue, 08 Oct 1996 01:22:08 -0700 From: Josh MacDonald <jmacd@CS.Berkeley.EDU> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I plan to change random() for -current (was Re: rand() and random()) Message-ID: <199610080822.BAA18793@paris.CS.Berkeley.EDU> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 08 Oct 1996 08:14:14 %2B0200." <3071.844755254@critter.tfs.com>
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> But I'm also tired of Terry blowing things WAY out of proportion. > > Nobody has even thought about tinkering with rand48. > > Nobody needing serious random numbers uses rand(). So now that we've all agreed that serious users of random numbers don't use the system's rand(), can we all agree that for non-serious users who just want a little randomness for playing a game or disolving an image could use a better rand() function so that their programs don't suck on FreeBSD? -josh
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