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diff --git a/libavutil/random_seed.h b/libavutil/random_seed.h
index b1fad13..0462a04 100644
--- a/libavutil/random_seed.h
+++ b/libavutil/random_seed.h
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
/*
* Copyright (c) 2009 Baptiste Coudurier <baptiste.coudurier@gmail.com>
*
- * This file is part of Libav.
+ * This file is part of FFmpeg.
*
- * Libav is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * FFmpeg is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
* modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
* License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
* version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
*
- * Libav is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * FFmpeg is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
* Lesser General Public License for more details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
- * License along with Libav; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * License along with FFmpeg; if not, write to the Free Software
* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
*/
@@ -28,12 +28,11 @@
*/
/**
- * Get random data.
- *
- * This function can be called repeatedly to generate more random bits
- * as needed. It is generally quite slow, and usually used to seed a
- * PRNG. As it uses /dev/urandom and /dev/random, the quality of the
- * returned random data depends on the platform.
+ * Get a seed to use in conjunction with random functions.
+ * This function tries to provide a good seed at a best effort bases.
+ * Its possible to call this function multiple times if more bits are needed.
+ * It can be quite slow, which is why it should only be used as seed for a faster
+ * PRNG. The quality of the seed depends on the platform.
*/
uint32_t av_get_random_seed(void);
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