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Re: lib/38883 (Replace the algorithm used by random (3) by the Mersenne Twister (mertwist.c))



Synopsis: Replace the algorithm used by random (3) by the Mersenne Twister (mertwist.c)

State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
State-Changed-By: dholland%NetBSD.org@localhost
State-Changed-When: Sat, 31 Dec 2022 05:08:05 +0000
State-Changed-Why:
I don't think there's ever really been any reason to think that the
Mersenne Twister is any better than the random(3) we already have,
and I vaguely recall some situation some years back where it turned
out to be worse. Anyway, changing the implementation would create a
bunch of compat headaches and it's not worth doing without a clear
benefit.





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