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+# Rand
+
+[![Test Status](https://github.com/rust-random/rand/workflows/Tests/badge.svg?event=push)](https://github.com/rust-random/rand/actions)
+[![Crate](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/rand.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/rand)
+[![Book](https://img.shields.io/badge/book-master-yellow.svg)](https://rust-random.github.io/book/)
+[![API](https://img.shields.io/badge/api-master-yellow.svg)](https://rust-random.github.io/rand/rand)
+[![API](https://docs.rs/rand/badge.svg)](https://docs.rs/rand)
+[![Minimum rustc version](https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.36+-lightgray.svg)](https://github.com/rust-random/rand#rust-version-requirements)
+
+A Rust library for random number generation, featuring:
+
+- Easy random value generation and usage via the [`Rng`](https://docs.rs/rand/*/rand/trait.Rng.html),
+ [`SliceRandom`](https://docs.rs/rand/*/rand/seq/trait.SliceRandom.html) and
+ [`IteratorRandom`](https://docs.rs/rand/*/rand/seq/trait.IteratorRandom.html) traits
+- Secure seeding via the [`getrandom` crate](https://crates.io/crates/getrandom)
+ and fast, convenient generation via [`thread_rng`](https://docs.rs/rand/*/rand/fn.thread_rng.html)
+- A modular design built over [`rand_core`](https://crates.io/crates/rand_core)
+ ([see the book](https://rust-random.github.io/book/crates.html))
+- Fast implementations of the best-in-class [cryptographic](https://rust-random.github.io/book/guide-rngs.html#cryptographically-secure-pseudo-random-number-generators-csprngs) and
+ [non-cryptographic](https://rust-random.github.io/book/guide-rngs.html#basic-pseudo-random-number-generators-prngs) generators
+- A flexible [`distributions`](https://docs.rs/rand/*/rand/distributions/index.html) module
+- Samplers for a large number of random number distributions via our own
+ [`rand_distr`](https://docs.rs/rand_distr) and via
+ the [`statrs`](https://docs.rs/statrs/0.13.0/statrs/)
+- [Portably reproducible output](https://rust-random.github.io/book/portability.html)
+- `#[no_std]` compatibility (partial)
+- *Many* performance optimisations
+
+It's also worth pointing out what `rand` *is not*:
+
+- Small. Most low-level crates are small, but the higher-level `rand` and
+ `rand_distr` each contain a lot of functionality.
+- Simple (implementation). We have a strong focus on correctness, speed and flexibility, but
+ not simplicity. If you prefer a small-and-simple library, there are
+ alternatives including [fastrand](https://crates.io/crates/fastrand)
+ and [oorandom](https://crates.io/crates/oorandom).
+- Slow. We take performance seriously, with considerations also for set-up
+ time of new distributions, commonly-used parameters, and parameters of the
+ current sampler.
+
+Documentation:
+
+- [The Rust Rand Book](https://rust-random.github.io/book)
+- [API reference (master branch)](https://rust-random.github.io/rand)
+- [API reference (docs.rs)](https://docs.rs/rand)
+
+
+## Usage
+
+Add this to your `Cargo.toml`:
+
+```toml
+[dependencies]
+rand = "0.8.4"
+```
+
+To get started using Rand, see [The Book](https://rust-random.github.io/book).
+
+
+## Versions
+
+Rand is *mature* (suitable for general usage, with infrequent breaking releases
+which minimise breakage) but not yet at 1.0. We maintain compatibility with
+pinned versions of the Rust compiler (see below).
+
+Current Rand versions are:
+
+- Version 0.7 was released in June 2019, moving most non-uniform distributions
+ to an external crate, moving `from_entropy` to `SeedableRng`, and many small
+ changes and fixes.
+- Version 0.8 was released in December 2020 with many small changes.
+
+A detailed [changelog](CHANGELOG.md) is available for releases.
+
+When upgrading to the next minor series (especially 0.4 → 0.5), we recommend
+reading the [Upgrade Guide](https://rust-random.github.io/book/update.html).
+
+Rand has not yet reached 1.0 implying some breaking changes may arrive in the
+future ([SemVer](https://semver.org/) allows each 0.x.0 release to include
+breaking changes), but is considered *mature*: breaking changes are minimised
+and breaking releases are infrequent.
+
+Rand libs have inter-dependencies and make use of the
+[semver trick](https://github.com/dtolnay/semver-trick/) in order to make traits
+compatible across crate versions. (This is especially important for `RngCore`
+and `SeedableRng`.) A few crate releases are thus compatibility shims,
+depending on the *next* lib version (e.g. `rand_core` versions `0.2.2` and
+`0.3.1`). This means, for example, that `rand_core_0_4_0::SeedableRng` and
+`rand_core_0_3_0::SeedableRng` are distinct, incompatible traits, which can
+cause build errors. Usually, running `cargo update` is enough to fix any issues.
+
+### Yanked versions
+
+Some versions of Rand crates have been yanked ("unreleased"). Where this occurs,
+the crate's CHANGELOG *should* be updated with a rationale, and a search on the
+issue tracker with the keyword `yank` *should* uncover the motivation.
+
+### Rust version requirements
+
+Since version 0.8, Rand requires **Rustc version 1.36 or greater**.
+Rand 0.7 requires Rustc 1.32 or greater while versions 0.5 require Rustc 1.22 or
+greater, and 0.4 and 0.3 (since approx. June 2017) require Rustc version 1.15 or
+greater. Subsets of the Rand code may work with older Rust versions, but this is
+not supported.
+
+Continuous Integration (CI) will always test the minimum supported Rustc version
+(the MSRV). The current policy is that this can be updated in any
+Rand release if required, but the change must be noted in the changelog.
+
+## Crate Features
+
+Rand is built with these features enabled by default:
+
+- `std` enables functionality dependent on the `std` lib
+- `alloc` (implied by `std`) enables functionality requiring an allocator
+- `getrandom` (implied by `std`) is an optional dependency providing the code
+ behind `rngs::OsRng`
+- `std_rng` enables inclusion of `StdRng`, `thread_rng` and `random`
+ (the latter two *also* require that `std` be enabled)
+
+Optionally, the following dependencies can be enabled:
+
+- `log` enables logging via the `log` crate
+
+Additionally, these features configure Rand:
+
+- `small_rng` enables inclusion of the `SmallRng` PRNG
+- `nightly` enables some optimizations requiring nightly Rust
+- `simd_support` (experimental) enables sampling of SIMD values
+ (uniformly random SIMD integers and floats), requiring nightly Rust
+- `min_const_gen` enables generating random arrays of
+ any size using min-const-generics, requiring Rust ≥ 1.51.
+
+Note that nightly features are not stable and therefore not all library and
+compiler versions will be compatible. This is especially true of Rand's
+experimental `simd_support` feature.
+
+Rand supports limited functionality in `no_std` mode (enabled via
+`default-features = false`). In this case, `OsRng` and `from_entropy` are
+unavailable (unless `getrandom` is enabled), large parts of `seq` are
+unavailable (unless `alloc` is enabled), and `thread_rng` and `random` are
+unavailable.
+
+### WASM support
+
+The WASM target `wasm32-unknown-unknown` is not *automatically* supported by
+`rand` or `getrandom`. To solve this, either use a different target such as
+`wasm32-wasi` or add a direct dependency on `getrandom` with the `js` feature
+(if the target supports JavaScript). See
+[getrandom#WebAssembly support](https://docs.rs/getrandom/latest/getrandom/#webassembly-support).
+
+# License
+
+Rand is distributed under the terms of both the MIT license and the
+Apache License (Version 2.0).
+
+See [LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) and [LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT), and
+[COPYRIGHT](COPYRIGHT) for details.