Assessment of scope and contents.
Project: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-rng/repo Commit: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-rng/commit/ad95b158 Tree: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-rng/tree/ad95b158 Diff: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-rng/diff/ad95b158 Branch: refs/heads/master Commit: ad95b158ce08883d5c0229dc88def3899d340539 Parents: 609c2ad Author: Gilles <[email protected]> Authored: Thu Sep 29 12:10:22 2016 +0200 Committer: Gilles <[email protected]> Committed: Thu Sep 29 12:10:22 2016 +0200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- src/site/xdoc/index.xml | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/commons-rng/blob/ad95b158/src/site/xdoc/index.xml ---------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/src/site/xdoc/index.xml b/src/site/xdoc/index.xml index 9228ef9..50e7406 100644 --- a/src/site/xdoc/index.xml +++ b/src/site/xdoc/index.xml @@ -49,6 +49,22 @@ double random = rng.nextDouble(); <p> For more examples and more advanced usage, see the <a href="userguide/rng.html">userguide</a>. </p> + + <p> + Commons RNG is intended to be a repository of pure Java implementations of + random number generators that produce deterministic sequences. + The current design has made no provision for features generally needed for + cryptography applications (e.g. strong unpredictability). + </p> + + <p> + The emphasis is on state-of-the-art generators that pass stringent uniformity + tests such as <a href="http://simul.iro.umontreal.ca/testu01/tu01.html";>TU01</a> + and <a href="http://www.phy.duke.edu/~rgb/General/dieharder.php";>Dieharder</a>. + Weaker algorithms, with known shortcomings, are also provided (for reference or + due to their historical importance) but their use are best avoided in new + applications. + </p> </section> <section name="Download Apache Commons RNG">
