A couple more points about Random. Firstly, the library report says `random
value' where it means `pseudorandom' (sorry to be a pedant!).
Secondly, is it possible to specify at least some minimal conditions on the
pseudorandom number generator? There are now some very good pseudorandom
number generator algorithms[*], and it would be not unreasonable to require
the generator to have say a minimum period, and maybe to pass some of Knuth's
tests in The Art of Computer Programming volume n.
--KW 8-)
[*] The generator style used by random(3), srandom(3), initstate(3),
setstate(3) springs to mind.
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