# Alpha Release of RNGFF **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [May 5, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/alpha-release-of-rngff/5750 "2023-05-05T16:18:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![everythingfunctional](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/everythingfunctional/32/176_2.png) [@everythingfunctional](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/everythingfunctional)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 4:18pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/alpha-release-of-rngff/5750/1 "2023-05-05T16:18:56Z")
I would like to announce the initial/alpha release of Random Number Generators for Fortran (RNGFF). > **[GitHub - Archaeologic-Inc/rngff: Collection of random number generators with...](https://github.com/Archaeologic-Inc/rngff)** > > Collection of random number generators with a unified, OO interface - GitHub - Archaeologic-Inc/rngff: Collection of random number generators with a unified, OO interface Contributors welcome! ---
**Author:** ![FortranFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/96bed5/32.png) [@FortranFan](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/FortranFan)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/alpha-release-of-rngff/5750/2 "2023-05-05T17:08:39Z")
@everythingfunctional , how much you would prefer to have `unsigned` integers in Fortran, also given this work on RNG? ---
**Author:** ![everythingfunctional](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/everythingfunctional/32/176_2.png) [@everythingfunctional](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/everythingfunctional)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/alpha-release-of-rngff/5750/3 "2023-05-05T18:10:16Z")
Yes, that would have avoided the need to call into C.