Re: [RFC] frandom - fast random generator module

[Eli Billauer]

Allow me to supply a couple facts about frandom:

* It's not a "crappy" RNG. Its RC4 origins and the fact, that it has 
passed tests indicate the opposite. A fast RNG doesn't necessarily mean 
a bad one. I doubt if any test will tell the difference between frandom 
and any other good RNG. You're most welcome to try.

* Frandom is written completely in C. On an i686, gcc compiles the 
critical part to 26 assembly instructions per byte, and I doubt if any 
hand assembly would help significantly. The algorithms is clean and 
simple, and the compiler performs well with it.

  Eli

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