Merge branch 'emacs-25' of git.sv.gnu.org:/srv/git/emacs into emacs-25

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index ef72d457ca7..9e635798c58 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -214,6 +214,14 @@ for use in Emacs bug reports.
 hiding character but the default `.' can be used by let-binding the
 variable `read-hide-char'.
 
++++
+** The Emacs pseudo-random number generator can be securely seeded.
+On system where Emacs can access the system entropy or some other
+cryptographically secure random stream, it now uses that when `random'
+is called with its argument `t'.  This allows cryptographically strong
+random values; in particular, the Emacs server now uses this facility
+to produce its authentication key.
+
 ---
 ** New input methods: `tamil-dvorak' and `programmer-dvorak'.
 
@@ -726,8 +734,6 @@ to produce a neat summary.
 
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 ** New js.el option `js-indent-first-init'.
-It was renamed from `js-indent-first-initialiser', to avoid issues
-with American vs British spelling.
 
 ** Info