=?utf-8?Q?Dagfinn_Ilmari_Manns=C3=A5ker?= <ilmari(at)ilmari(dot)org> writes:
> Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
>> How about we just say "uses a linear-feedback shift register algorithm"?
> That works for me. Nice and simple, and not overly specific. Should we
> perhaps also add a warning that the same seed is not guaranteed to
> produce the same sequence across different (major?) versions?
I wouldn't bother, on the grounds that then we'd need such disclaimers
in a whole lot of places. Others might see it differently though.
regards, tom lane