Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 18:46:42 GMT From: "waldeck@gmx.de"<waldeck@gmx.de> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/106027: man 4 random has a URL as reference - 2nd TRIAL Message-ID: <200611291846.kATIkglf049248@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200611291850.kATIoN7e059067@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 106027 >Category: docs >Synopsis: man 4 random has a URL as reference - 2nd TRIAL >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Wed Nov 29 18:50:20 GMT 2006 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: waldeck@gmx.de >Release: 7.0-CURRENT-200611 >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD fbh 7.0-CURRENT-200611 FreeBSD 7.0-CURRENT-200611 root@fb:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/FB70B01 i386 >Description: Follow up to PR 101564 (http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=docs/101564). > The URL is required to understand the Yarrow protocol, we cannot remove > that eventhough it requires internet access for this. If the paper is really required for the understanding it should be part of the system. I asked Bruce Schneier about the topic and I got following answer: >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: >Hello Bruce, > >FreeBSD uses an implemenation of the yarrow pseudorandom number generator. > >The man page (man 4 random) includes the URL of your paper >(http://www.counterpane.com/yarrow.html). > >This is not convenient if your are offline. > >Is there any problem like licening issues if a copy of the paper is >included in FreeBSD? No. Bruce
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