Yes, it reads to me like they were just being polite. The first couple sentences make it clear they think /dev/urandom is the right tool for "daily tasks" and that the man page is misleading people into thinking otherwise.
They begin with the most indisputable ways the man page is insufficient, as a way of starting the conversation -- which was never taken up.
Perhaps an actual patch would have been just accepted? Maybe the problem is the issue-submitter assumed there was someone on the other end who understood the kernel features and was interested in discussing making the man pages better.
They begin with the most indisputable ways the man page is insufficient, as a way of starting the conversation -- which was never taken up.
Perhaps an actual patch would have been just accepted? Maybe the problem is the issue-submitter assumed there was someone on the other end who understood the kernel features and was interested in discussing making the man pages better.