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curprev 16:1016:10, 27 March 2023 Bumm13 talk contribs m 6,245 bytes +48 formatting fixes undo

curprev 20:4820:48, 24 December 2021 100.33.242.54 talk 6,197 bytes +1 →Motivation: Added comma for grammar undo

curprev 18:5718:57, 9 December 2020 84.250.8.7 talk 6,196 bytes +184 archive-url, random() and drand48() are not in the base C language undo

curprev 23:3523:35, 9 July 2019 BrownHairedGirl talk contribs 6,012 bytes −29 remove links to deleted portals undo Tag: AWB

curprev 17:1217:12, 21 February 2019 65.96.163.254 talk 6,041 bytes 0 Correct typo in release date of linux 3.17: Oct 2014, not Oct 2015 undo

curprev 09:0609:06, 15 September 2018 Widefox talk contribs m 6,041 bytes −17 already in body per WP:SEEALSO / WP:OVERLINK undo

curprev 20:5820:58, 10 August 2018 2601:405:4900:60f2:989:3da:92cd:985f talk 6,058 bytes +3 →Usage undo
curprev 20:5720:57, 10 August 2018 2601:405:4900:60f2:989:3da:92cd:985f talk 6,055 bytes +5 →Motivation undo

curprev 02:5502:55, 29 August 2017 Jj1bdx talk contribs 6,050 bytes +306 Add FreeBSD read_random(9) system call description undo

curprev 18:2118:21, 28 June 2017 LilHelpa talk contribs 5,744 bytes −1 typo: an → a using AWB undo

curprev 06:3106:31, 2 May 2017 Orenburg1 talk contribs m 5,745 bytes 0 sp undo

curprev 18:3118:31, 1 May 2017 Magioladitis talk contribs m 5,745 bytes −2 Improved article to match Manual of Style, References after punctuation per WP:CITEFOOT and WP:PAIC using AWB (12151) undo

curprev 06:5606:56, 29 April 2017 184.70.180.51 talk 5,747 bytes +788 non-block and no-failure semantics of getentropy/arc4random were not described. Critical semantic, and differentiator. Read usage cases and judge. undo
curprev 06:3906:39, 29 April 2017 184.70.180.51 talk 4,959 bytes +80 No, the risk with rand/random/drand48 is DETERMINISM. Determinism is the neighbour of 4 4 4. undo
curprev 06:3106:31, 29 April 2017 184.70.180.51 talk 4,879 bytes +70 getentropy from 2014 is actually a minor refactoring of 1997 code. matthew dempsky recommended seperating into a seperate sysctl, so that systrace (and later pledge) could distinguish it better in the sshd sandbox. undo

curprev 17:1817:18, 10 April 2017 Tls talk contribs 4,809 bytes −336 Remove incorrect sentence about FreeBSD "KERN_ARND" sysctl node (actually reading the referenced commit message makes it clear the sentence was very wrong). undo

curprev 22:5622:56, 5 March 2017 81.227.128.7 talk 5,145 bytes +32 →See also undo
curprev 22:5322:53, 5 March 2017 81.227.128.7 talk 5,113 bytes +85 →Motivation undo

curprev 20:0820:08, 16 November 2016 Risc64 talk contribs m 5,028 bytes 0 →top: needs past tense undo

curprev 16:1916:19, 13 August 2016 Michael Reed talk contribs m 5,028 bytes −3 →top: Fix incorrect use of "as of" undo
curprev 16:1816:18, 13 August 2016 Michael Reed talk contribs m 5,031 bytes +11 →top: Clarify previous undo
curprev 13:3313:33, 13 August 2016 Jj1bdx talk contribs 5,020 bytes +327 Add FreeBSD API for directly reading kernel CSPRNG via sysctl undo

curprev 17:0217:02, 14 June 2016 Michael Reed talk contribs m 4,693 bytes +34 date formats per MOS:DATEFORMAT by script undo
curprev 05:3305:33, 14 June 2016 Michael Reed talk contribs 4,659 bytes 0 →Motivation: Correct WL (presumably) undo
curprev 05:3305:33, 14 June 2016 Michael Reed talk contribs 4,659 bytes −4 Rm WL; it's already done in the article lead undo
curprev 04:3104:31, 14 June 2016 Fmadd talk contribs 4,663 bytes +8 No edit summary undo

curprev 16:5016:50, 27 May 2016 Michael Reed talk contribs m 4,655 bytes −4 Be consistent about a lack of parens around functions undo
curprev 16:4916:49, 27 May 2016 Michael Reed talk contribs m 4,659 bytes −42 Fix manual page links; update access times undo

curprev 20:0720:07, 31 January 2016 Risc32 talk contribs m 4,701 bytes −5 minor rewording undo
curprev 17:5417:54, 31 January 2016 Risc64 talk contribs 4,706 bytes −30 →Motivation: simplify undo

curprev 04:3704:37, 5 January 2016 AnomieBOT talk contribs m 4,736 bytes +18 Dating maintenance tags: {{Clarify}} undo
curprev 02:3702:37, 5 January 2016 Oogbus talk contribs m 4,718 bytes +76 clarification edits under motivation undo

curprev 17:4817:48, 3 January 2016 Risc64 talk contribs 4,642 bytes +24 →Motivation: mention random() undo
curprev 16:5916:59, 3 January 2016 Risc64 talk contribs m 4,618 bytes +27 disambig WL undo
curprev 00:4300:43, 3 January 2016 Risc64 talk contribs 4,591 bytes +374 mention Solaris's addition undo

curprev 08:3408:34, 2 January 2016 Yobot talk contribs m 4,217 bytes −4 Removed invisible unicode characters + other fixes, removed: using AWB (11765) undo

curprev 23:4623:46, 1 January 2016 Risc64 talk contribs 4,221 bytes +27 →External links: add System Calls category undo
curprev 23:4423:44, 1 January 2016 Risc64 talk contribs m 4,194 bytes +4 →Motivation: WL undo

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