- This uses rand() for portability. It has been suggested that
- random() offers better randomness, but this is not required for
- Wget, so I chose to go for simplicity and use rand
- unconditionally.
-
- DO NOT use this for cryptographic purposes. It is only meant to be
- used in situations where quality of the random numbers returned
- doesn't really matter. */
+ This uses lrand48 where available, rand elsewhere. DO NOT use it
+ for cryptography. It is only meant to be used in situations where
+ quality of the random numbers returned doesn't really matter. */