> It's not clear to me that this needs to be a specific feature.  IMHO
> branding should be supplied in packages dedicated to the purpose, and if
> that's done then it's just a matter of selecting the desired package.

I mean branding of the installer. If Sun's so hot at getting into the
distro model and have people actually make distros, you have to be able
to custom brand the installer. In the end, everything on the
hobbyist/semideveloper level is about fame, and that begins at the first
screen you'll see, being the installer.

For instance, the Windows community site Neowin is also making a Linux
distro called Shift. A lot of it is pride that it's actually a from top
to bottom branded. Now imagine, if Solaris would come into play, if they
can't smear their logos all over the installer to stop the distro
claiming to be from Sun, they might consider that a disadvantage (home
users are that shallow, it's a lot about visuals).

-mg

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