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gnu: haveged: Use @acronym in description.

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* gnu/packages/linux.scm (havege)[description]: Substitute @acronym
for @dfn mark-up.
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@ -4475,10 +4475,10 @@ standard mechanisms for filling the entropy pool may not be sufficient for
systems with high needs or limited user interaction, such as headless servers. systems with high needs or limited user interaction, such as headless servers.
@command{haveged} runs as a privileged daemon, harvesting randomness from the @command{haveged} runs as a privileged daemon, harvesting randomness from the
indirect effects of hardware events on hidden processor state using the HArdware indirect effects of hardware events on hidden processor state using the
Volatile Entropy Gathering and Expansion (@dfn{HAVEGE}) algorithm. It tunes @acronym{HAVEGE, HArdware Volatile Entropy Gathering and Expansion} algorithm.
itself to its environment and provides the same built-in test suite for the It tunes itself to its environment and provides the same built-in test suite
output stream as used on certified hardware security devices. for the output stream as used on certified hardware security devices.
The quality of the randomness produced by this algorithm has not been proven. The quality of the randomness produced by this algorithm has not been proven.
It is recommended to run it together with another entropy source like rngd, and It is recommended to run it together with another entropy source like rngd, and