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Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:19:35 -0800 (PST)
From: Pedro Giffuni <pfg@apache.org>
Reply-To: Pedro Giffuni <pfg@apache.org>
Subject: Re: Some development ideas
To: Rob Weir <robweir@apache.org>,
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Hi;=0A=0A=0A----- Messaggio originale -----=0A> Da: Rob Weir=A0=0A=0A>> =0A=
>>  4) Replace rtl::math::random with the random nuber generator in APR. We=
 =0A>> have a=A0random number generator in SAL that we use for bookmarks in=
=0A>> documents and=A0to seed the PRNG. APR has a crypto grade number gener=
ator=0A>> that could be=A0used=A0instead. This would add a SAL dependency o=
n APR, but=0A>> it's likely that=A0APR=A0has functionality that would be in=
teresting for the SAL module.=0A>> =0A> =0A> Is there an opportunity to als=
o get functions for distributions other=0A> than uniform?=A0 A randomnormal=
(mean, stdev)=A0 function would be quite=0A> useful.=0A>=A0=0A=0AYou can do=
 that with the boost PRNG but it's somewhat broken and I won't=0Arecommend =
it. The is more like a random device .. it's a real random number=0Agenerat=
or that attempts to be naturally unpredictable.=0A=0A=0A>>  5) We use hypot=
 a lot (look it up in opengrok), perhaps we should add an=0A>>  implementat=
ion in SAL.=0A>> =0A>>  Pedro.=0A>> =0A>>  ps. If someone wants to open bug=
zilla issues for any of these, please =0A>> don't=A0include me, I specifica=
lly don't have time for any of it.=0A>> =0A> =0A> I'd still recommend enter=
ing these ideas into Bugzilla, classified as=0A> a "task" and setting an ap=
propriate "difficulty" level.=0A=0AFeel free to do that but I don't want to=
 have to remove myself from=0Aany notifications because I don't want them a=
t all. Please do NOT=0Ainclude me.=0A=0AIf the tasks get forgotten, so be i=
t, maybe they are not that useful=0Aat all.=0A=0APedro.=0A