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Date:      Sun, 02 Feb 2003 20:22:50 +0000
From:      Mark Murray <mark@grondar.org>
To:        Bakul Shah <bakul@bitblocks.com>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: rand() is broken 
Message-ID:  <200302022022.h12KMoaX051016@grimreaper.grondar.org>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 02 Feb 2003 12:06:56 PST." <200302022006.PAA25355@valiant.cnchost.com> 

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Bakul Shah writes:
> Yes, *I* can do it but I don't work at every place they do
> simulation!  If in the extreme you are suggesting that a
> portable application shouldn't rely on any OS features, you
> are of course right but that kind of makes mockery of any
> claims of compatibility.  The point of compatibility is to
> not break interfaces unless there is a significant benefit.

We are not proposing interface breaks.

M
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Mark Murray
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