--- content_handler_field_multiple.inc	2009-05-11 23:03:16.000000000 +0200
+++ content_handler_field_multiple.inc.patched	2009-05-11 23:07:16.000000000 +0200
@@ -96,6 +96,14 @@
       '#process' => array('views_process_dependency'),
       '#dependency' => array('edit-options-multiple-group' => array(TRUE)),
     );
+    $form['multiple']['multiple_random'] = array(
+      '#title' => t('Random'),
+      '#type' => 'checkbox',
+      '#default_value' => $options['multiple']['multiple_random'],
+      '#suffix' => '</div>',
+      '#process' => array('views_process_dependency'),
+      '#dependency' => array('edit-options-multiple-group' => array(TRUE)),
+    );
   }
 
   /**
@@ -217,6 +225,19 @@
         $count_skipped++;
       }
 
+      // Gather items, respecting the 'Display random n values starting from m' settings.
+      $items_from = empty($options['multiple']['multiple_from']) ? 0 : $options['multiple']['multiple_from'];
+      if ($options['multiple']['multiple_random'] && ($items_from < count($this->field_values[$vid]))) {
+        $items = array();
+        $items_number = min($options['multiple']['multiple_number'], count($this->field_values[$vid]) - $items_from);
+        while ( count($items) < $items_number ) {
+          $x = rand($items_from, count($this->field_values[$vid])-1);
+          if ( !in_array($this->field_values[$vid][$x],$items) ) {
+            $items[] = $this->field_values[$vid][$x];
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
       // Build a pseudo-node from the retrieved values.
       $node = drupal_clone($values);
       // content_format and formatters will need a 'type'.