From owner-freebsd-current Sun Feb 2 12:26:59 2003 Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 19B3637B401 for ; Sun, 2 Feb 2003 12:26:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (storm.FreeBSD.org.uk [194.242.157.42]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 38CCA43E4A for ; Sun, 2 Feb 2003 12:26:57 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@grondar.org) Received: from storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (Ugrondar@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h12KQsLf079679; Sun, 2 Feb 2003 20:26:54 GMT (envelope-from mark@grondar.org) Received: (from Ugrondar@localhost) by storm.FreeBSD.org.uk (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) with UUCP id h12KQsUn079678; Sun, 2 Feb 2003 20:26:54 GMT X-Authentication-Warning: storm.FreeBSD.org.uk: Ugrondar set sender to mark@grondar.org using -f Received: from grondar.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by grimreaper.grondar.org (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h12KMoaX051016; Sun, 2 Feb 2003 22:22:50 +0200 (SAST) (envelope-from mark@grondar.org) From: Mark Murray Message-Id: <200302022022.h12KMoaX051016@grimreaper.grondar.org> To: Bakul Shah Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: rand() is broken In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 02 Feb 2003 12:06:56 PST." <200302022006.PAA25355@valiant.cnchost.com> Date: Sun, 02 Feb 2003 20:22:50 +0000 Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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 -- Mark Murray iumop ap!sdn w,I idlaH To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message