Date: Tue, 8 Oct 1996 10:39:18 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: phk@critter.tfs.com (Poul-Henning Kamp) Cc: terry@lambert.org, ache@nagual.ru, rkw@dataplex.net, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I plan to change random() for -current (was Re: rand() and random()) Message-ID: <199610081739.KAA16518@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <2646.844754395@critter.tfs.com> from "Poul-Henning Kamp" at Oct 8, 96 07:59:55 am
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> >The random number generator being used for the calculations I've > >referenced is the rand48 linear congruential generator. It has a > >period well below the number of events being studied. > > Since you have still not pointed out anybody stupid enough to use rand() > for their work, why do you still babble ? Clearly you are not following this thread. You missed Louis A. Mamakos's posting? | Internet Draft of a protocol specification for multicast routing | protocol (draft-ietf-idmr-pim-sm-spec-05.txt): Uses rand() for its hash function. There. Someone using rand(). Ball's back in your court. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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