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man-pages-2.43-rand.patch
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--- man-pages-2.43/man3/rand.3.pom 2007-02-15 09:53:56.000000000 +0100
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+++ man-pages-2.43/man3/rand.3 2007-02-15 10:08:45.000000000 +0100
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The versions of \fBrand\fP() and \fBsrand\fP() in the Linux C Library use
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the same random number generator as \fBrandom\fP() and \fBsrandom\fP(), so
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the lower-order bits should be as random as the higher-order bits.
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+.PP
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+Most modern
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+.BR rand()
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+functions, including the one provided on Linux systems,
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+do not suffer from this problem, so using expressions like
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+.RS
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+rand() % 10
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+.RE
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+works fine.
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+.PP
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However, on older
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.BR rand ()
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implementations, and on current implementations on different systems,
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