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diff --git a/net/p5-Net-Random/pkg-descr b/net/p5-Net-Random/pkg-descr index f48824cf7bec..b24271b49a6b 100644 --- a/net/p5-Net-Random/pkg-descr +++ b/net/p5-Net-Random/pkg-descr @@ -3,16 +3,16 @@ Net::Random - get random data from online sources This module gets truly random data from online sources. Or at least, they claim to be truly random. -The two sources of randomness above correspond to -http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Hotbits?nbytes=1024&fmt=hex and -http://random.org/cgi-bin/randbyte?nbytes=1024&format=hex. -We always get chunks of 1024 bytes at a time, storing it in a pool -which is used up as and when needed. The pool is shared between all -objects using the same randomness source. When we run out of randomness +The two sources of randomness above correspond to +http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Hotbits?nbytes=1024&fmt=hex and +http://random.org/cgi-bin/randbyte?nbytes=1024&format=hex. +We always get chunks of 1024 bytes at a time, storing it in a pool +which is used up as and when needed. The pool is shared between all +objects using the same randomness source. When we run out of randomness we go back to the source for more juicy random goodness. -The maintainers of both randomness sources claim that their data -is *truly* random. A some simple tests show that they are certainly +The maintainers of both randomness sources claim that their data +is *truly* random. A some simple tests show that they are certainly more random than the rand() function on this 'ere machine. WWW: http://search.cpan.org/dist/Net-Random/ |