diff --git a/language-snippets.ent b/language-snippets.ent
index 91c77b3477..e04e06c192 100644
--- a/language-snippets.ent
+++ b/language-snippets.ent
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ runs <function>addslashes</function> on all your GET,  POST, and COOKIE data.
 You may use <function>stripslashes</function> to strip them.</para></note>'>
 
 <!-- Various notes -->
+<!ENTITY note.randomseed '<note><simpara>As of PHP 4.2.0, there is no need 
+to seed the random number generator with <function>srand</function> or 
+<function>mt_srand</function> as this is now done automatically.
+</simpara></note>'>
+
 <!ENTITY note.not-bin-safe '<warning><simpara>This function
 is not (yet) binary safe!</simpara></warning>'>