> truerand() returns (at most) 32 bits of entropy, which gets pushed into > srand() and then 32 bits of entropy are read back out... why not just use > truerand() directly?
This bit I know, truerand() reads /dev/random (see cons(1)) and can only generate "a few hundred bits per second". rand is pretty good (I think) but it is predictable, by seeding it from truerand() the predictability is avoided. -Steve.
