> > > Is Theo talking about a specific function in c in this email [rand()], or > randomness in binaries in general as a concept to be avoided because it > would blow up if you tried to cat the result, or rarely spawn > monkey-on-typewriter malicious code? >
The actual libc function "rand()" that is a part of the c language but poorly specified and mostly unusable for either "good" random or "fast deterministic random-like output". -- May the most significant bit of your life be positive.
