From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Aug 7 10:00:31 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C1B5E16A4DD for ; Mon, 7 Aug 2006 10:00:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1221843D53 for ; Mon, 7 Aug 2006 10:00:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k77A0UYP011740 for ; Mon, 7 Aug 2006 10:00:30 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k77A0U50011737; Mon, 7 Aug 2006 10:00:30 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 10:00:30 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200608071000.k77A0U50011737@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, "Dr. Markus Waldeck" Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E4A6416A4DE for ; Mon, 7 Aug 2006 10:00:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [216.136.204.117]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1DCC43D45 for ; Mon, 7 Aug 2006 10:00:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k77A0OZE018929 for ; Mon, 7 Aug 2006 10:00:24 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id k77A0O1h018928; Mon, 7 Aug 2006 10:00:24 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200608071000.k77A0O1h018928@www.freebsd.org> Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2006 10:00:24 GMT From: "Dr. Markus Waldeck" To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-2.3 Cc: Subject: docs/101564: man 4 random has a URL as reference X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 10:00:31 -0000 >Number: 101564 >Category: docs >Synopsis: man 4 random has a URL as reference >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Aug 07 10:00:30 GMT 2006 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Dr. Markus Waldeck >Release: 6.1 >Organization: >Environment: >Description: There a two problems. 1. It is inconvenient to find a URL in a man page which requires online access! 2. man 4 random claims that: The other variables are explained in the paper describing the Yarrow algorithm at http://www.counterpane.com/yarrow.html. These variables are all limited in terms of the values they may contain: kern.random.yarrow.gengateinterval [4..64] kern.random.yarrow.bins [2..16] kern.random.yarrow.fastthresh [64..256] kern.random.yarrow.slowthresh [64..256] kern.random.yarrow.slowoverthresh [1..5] Scheiers paper explains the algoritm but does not consider the meaning to the variables. >How-To-Repeat: man 4 random >Fix: Add a useful explanation! >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: