A call to PHP's mt_rand generates only odd numbers

Re:A call to PHP's mt_rand generates only odd numbers by RickHull on Friday July 24, 2015 @07:41PM (#9945891)

> Well, the fact my window manager is now intrinsically linked to my systems boot process strikes me as somewhat obscene.

Gnome depends on logind, which is sensible. Yes, logind is part of a suite of system management tools which also includes tools to manage the boot process.

Your complaint would apply equally to your window manager being intrinsically linked to your serial port (via the Linux kernel).

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Re:A call to PHP's mt_rand generates only odd numbers by digi_owl on Saturday July 25, 2015 @01:55PM (#9948363)

Not just part of, logind will straight up not work if systemd is not running as pid1. As such, anything that depends on logind is dependent on a specific init sitting as pid1.

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Re:A call to PHP's mt_rand generates only odd numbers by BuildTheRobots on Saturday July 25, 2015 @08:12AM (#9947353)

As an honest question, could you explain _why_ it's sensible?

Until a couple of years ago, my linux box was nearly entirely modular letting me install any combination of boot-loader, kernel, init system userland tools and/or desktop. How is this better?

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