Re: [Monotone-devel] Re: current multiple heads (was Re: write access to my public server)

[graydon hoare]

Jon Bright wrote:

> Are these cryptographically random bits?  If so, using that many random 
> bits does sound like a bit of a recipe for draining the machine's 
> entropy pool (particularly on unattended remote machines that don't have 
> the advantage of keyboard/mouse input).

well, an unattented machine isn't likely to run "monotone bump" or such; 
 it's really only a special case for users to "break cycles" when they 
would otherwise form. I doubt it will be common.

> Would generating a GUID perhaps be easier?  It'd certainly be less 
> entropy-hungry.  And there's lots of pre-existing stuff about for 
> dealing with GUIDs...

perhaps. I guess I just have more confidence in general improbability 
than I do in "global uniqueness". but that's all it's serving as, yes.

-graydon