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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!newshost.telstra.net!asstdc.scgt.oz.au!metro!metro!news.cs.su.oz.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.ysu.edu!news.cps.udayton.edu!news.engr.udayton.edu!blackbird.afit.af.mil!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!gatech!newsfeed.pitt.edu!bb3.andrew.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!mmex+ From: Mathew G Monroe <mmex+@andrew.cmu.edu> Newsgroups: comp.bugs.4bsd,comp.os.linux.development.system Subject: Re: Random Number Generation with Linux (using BSD) and BSD Date: Fri, 29 Mar 1996 13:43:53 -0500 Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 9 Message-ID: <clL2xdu00iUyE2IZ1k@andrew.cmu.edu> References: <1996Mar28.154520.1@rmcs.cranfield.ac.uk> <828048403snz@knosof.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: po7.andrew.cmu.edu In-Reply-To: <828048403snz@knosof.co.uk> Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.bugs.4bsd:2098 comp.os.linux.development.system:20456 Of course is you want non detremistic random numbers you should use the get_random_bytes system call in newwer 1.3.x kernels. I assume though you are interested in determistic, predictable random number generation. I know POVRAY loves to have the predictable random numbers based on a seed. Matt