This maybe an aim for dapper+1 to remove the text and make the startup more Mac OSX-ish.
IIRC, jdub was keen on this. ** Changed in: usplash (Ubuntu) Severity: Normal => Wishlist Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- usplash messages look a little bland and a little intimidating https://launchpad.net/bugs/39173 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs