Status and schedule for sub-project:  CLHEP/Random


Current release:     * Five basic engines including DRandEngine48, JamesRandom,
                       RandEngine, RanecuEngine and RanluxEngine

                     * Five distribution classes including RandBreitWigner,
                       RandExponential, RandFlat, RandGauss and RandPoisson

                     * Several bug fixes, generalized methods and new methods
                       added to CLHEP 1.2 release. All have been passed to
                       original authors for approval and incorporation in the
                       next release. (They have already responded favorably
                       to all but one of our suggested changes. The exception
                       is mentioned below under "possibilities not Intended.")


Being completed:     * One new basic, high quality engine of very long period
                       2 weeks

                     * One new distribution for Vavilov random numbers
                       3 weeks


Will be done next:   * Add new distribution with student's t, binomial, Gamma
                       and chi squared shapes  4 weeks

                     * Supply a proper copy constructor for all existing
                       distribution classes  3 weeks


Tentative further intentions (subject to de-prioritizing):

                     * Additional high quality engines

                     * Additional distributions such as the Beta distribution,
                       binomial distribution, F distribution, etc
                       (Suggestions for needed distributions are welcome.
                       Those including the transformation algorithm are even
                       more welcome.)

Possibilities not intended:

                     * Removal of the static shoot() method from all classes.
                       This was specifically rejected by the CLHEP management.
                       They pointed out that such a method is mandated by
                       the GEANT4 requirements statement.