Another pure maintenance release of the random package for truly (hardware-based) random numbers as provided by random.org is now on CRAN. The random package provides true (physical) random number from sampling atmospheric noise. One possible use case is to seed an (algorithmic) quasi-random number generator for genuine unpredictability.
This release, the first in nine years, updates the package files, URLs, and continuous integration setup. We also ensure all posted URLs in the two vignettes (and other documentation) are reachable.
Courtesy of my CRANberries, there is also a diffstat report for this release.
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