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Well yes, it's a bug but it's hardly a fiasco. Something like this should be caught in pre-release testing. Still, most users have their browsers running all the time anyway so a slow startup is not really that critical. I've seen far more serious bugs being taken far more lightly.

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I'd more alarmed by the fact that they've thrown something new into the mix security-wise than the effect on startup time.

If the system pseudo-random number generator has no problem, what's the use case for not using it? And if it does have a problem I'm sure they would have told someone :)

I just don't know why you add another moving part to the security system if you could avoid it, especially since it seems like a reasonably safe bet that people have had more eyes move over / experience with the alternative.

Yeah, it's a stupid bug. Most bugs are once you find them.

I also agree that this got into the security layer is probably the most worrisome part of the whole story. Maye this could build a case for mandatory code reviews for security related modifications.

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