Mention how to implement random init.

GIntelligence · Feb 27, 2017 · 7c4aec0 · 7c4aec0
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@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ Parameters
       draw from the Gaussian distribution described by the ``mu`` and
       ``sigma`` options.
 
+      Calling ``sample(dist)`` from an initialization function is not
+      supported, and will generate a run time error. Random
+      initialization strategies should instead be implemented in terms
+      of ``dist.sample()``. (Where ``dist`` is a :ref:`distribution
+      object <distributions>`.)
+
    .. describe:: mu
 
       The mean of the Gaussian distribution from which the initial