=?utf-8?Q?Dagfinn_Ilmari_Manns=C3=A5ker?= <ilm...@ilmari.org> writes:
> Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> writes:
>> How about we just say "uses a linear-feedback shift register algorithm"?

> That works for me.  Nice and simple, and not overly specific.  Should we
> perhaps also add a warning that the same seed is not guaranteed to
> produce the same sequence across different (major?) versions?

I wouldn't bother, on the grounds that then we'd need such disclaimers
in a whole lot of places.  Others might see it differently though.

                        regards, tom lane


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