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Subject: Re: Fortran, no RAN ?
Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2024 21:29:20 -0400
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On 6/16/2024 8:34 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Jun 2024 14:20:10 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>        seed = pas$clock2() ! hack
> 
> Wot, no /dev/random? No EGD?

To my best knowledge: no.

There are something equivalent in OpenSSL.

But even if they had been there, then they provide
cryptographic secure random data while RAN/RANDOM_NUMBER
are just plain PRNG.

Arne