=?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