[ILUG] /dev/random (was Re: 1984)

From: bscanlan at domain irish-times.com
Date: Fri 27 Apr 2001 - 10:53:21 IST


On Thu, Apr 26, 2001 at 10:01:36PM +0100, kevin lyda wrote:
>
> oblinux: do any non-free os's have a /dev/random? dealing with systems
> that lack it is a fscking pain in the ass.

You can get a /dev/random from Sun as part of the SUNski package, but
apparantly it's a crap /dev/random. There's a freeware module here which
works fine, though Sun don't support it etc.

http://www.cosy.sbg.ac.at/~andi/

-- 
Brian Scanlan, Systems Administrator.
Irish Times New Media - http://www.ireland.com


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