[squeak-dev] Seeding instances of Random

Tobias Pape Das.Linux at gmx.de
Thu Nov 5 18:08:04 UTC 2015


On 05.11.2015, at 17:57, Eliot Miranda <eliot.miranda at gmail.com> wrote:

> Seems to me that the relevant values are
> 
> primUTCMicrosecondClock (varies frequently)
> MAC address of a network interface ("unique" to a machine)
> Process Id/handle of VM (changes frequently, unique between simultaneous launches)
> 
> Why would a combination of these three be insufficient?

Seems plausible and also contains the UUIDv1 [1] ingredients…
Where do I get handle/id of the system? likewise, Mac-address?

Best regards
	-Tobias


[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universally_unique_identifier#Version_1_.28MAC_address_.26_date-time.29


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