Gnome Splash Hack

[John Augustine]

Lionel Dricot (aka Ploum) wrote:
> People that are installing Flight 4 must be aware that Flight 4 is
> highly experimental. Only beta-tester must use Dapper at this time.
> This splashscreen is a reminder.
>
> Oh... and it's funny too :-D
>
> Lionel
>
> On 03/03/06, *John Augustine* <jaugustine at vivnet.net
> <mailto:jaugustine at vivnet.net>> wrote:
>
>     It would appear Dapper packages have been hacked.....
>
>     http://vivnet.net/images/hacked-ubuntu-splash-3.06.png
>
>     The last thing Ubuntu needs is for people to install Dapper Flight 4
>     and see something like this.  Whether this is meant to be here or not,
>     the image displays a low level of effort/security in Ubuntu.
>
>     I suggest this be reverted to the original.
>
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>
Its basically a joke, but it gives the same impression to someone who's
installing Dapper for evaluation.  Someone evaluating Dapper and FC5,
for example, might conclude that FC5 is developed by a more professional
community.  This may or may not be the case, but its a good idea to give
as professional appearance as possible when battling the unfortuanately
overwhelming M$ market.
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