Re: [Boost-users] [Random] Good Truly-Random Seed

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] [Random] Good Truly-Random Seed
From: Marshall Clow (mclow.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-04-22 09:05:56

On Apr 22, 2010, at 3:12 AM, Hossein Haeri wrote:

>> random.org just uses one of those quantum random number
>> generator cards that generates true randomness, hence to be able to
>> do the same thing on a client PC, you need to install one of those
>> cards.
> 
> I see.
> 
>> The random_device in Boost should work fine on Windows too
>> starting in 1.43, perhaps just target that?
> 
> Well, my deadline is quite close. When is 1.43 due?

Boost releases happen near the first of Feb/May/Aug/November.
So, 1.43 is due in out early May. (May 3rd, according to the calendar at <http://www.boost.org/development/index.html> )

If you look on the developer's list, 1.43 beta 1 has been built, and is being tested.

-- Marshall