From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Aug 8 20:43:33 2008 Return-Path: <owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG> Delivered-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A2D2B1065671; Fri, 8 Aug 2008 20:43:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dwmalone@maths.tcd.ie) Received: from salmon.maths.tcd.ie (salmon.maths.tcd.ie [IPv6:2001:770:10:300::86e2:510b]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 7763D8FC12; Fri, 8 Aug 2008 20:43:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from dwmalone@maths.tcd.ie) Received: from walton.maths.tcd.ie ([134.226.81.10] helo=walton.maths.tcd.ie) by salmon.maths.tcd.ie with SMTP id <aa36713@salmon>; 8 Aug 2008 21:43:30 +0100 (BST) Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 21:43:29 +0100 From: David Malone <dwmalone@maths.tcd.ie> To: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> Message-ID: <20080808204329.GA64169@walton.maths.tcd.ie> References: <489B797F.7020101@FreeBSD.org> <20080807230532.GA42775@nagual.pp.ru> <489B81AC.8090508@FreeBSD.org> <20080808.002150.-1037138460.imp@bsdimp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080808.002150.-1037138460.imp@bsdimp.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: dwmalone@maths.tcd.ie Cc: ache@nagual.pp.ru, kris@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/games/fortune/strfile strfile.c X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree <cvs-src.freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-src>, <mailto:cvs-src-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/cvs-src> List-Post: <mailto:cvs-src@freebsd.org> List-Help: <mailto:cvs-src-request@freebsd.org?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-src>, <mailto:cvs-src-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe> X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:43:33 -0000 On Fri, Aug 08, 2008 at 12:21:50AM -0600, M. Warner Losh wrote: > This does beg the question why we need cryptographically secure > randomness for fortune, however... I seem to remember us catching a /dev/random related bug because fortune displayed the same quote too often. Something to do with seeding maybe? David.