William A. Rowe, Jr. wrote:
[snip]
Guessing there was no source of entropy. C.f. apr ./configure;
--with-egd[=DIR] use EGD-compatible socket
--with-devrandom[=DEV] use /dev/random or compatible [searches by
default]
I'm glad you suggested that. It gives me the opportunity to
ask a few questions:
* I've heard of entropy in the physics sense; I've seen
or two references to it in the software context; what
does "entropy" mean in the software context?
* What creates entropy? What is the significance of your
suggested --with options?
* What made you think, from my post, that there was no
source of entropy? What was your clue?
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