OpenOffice splash image, for better integration with other default applications into Ubuntu, needs to go

Ubuntu modifies OpenOffice.org heavily, so this will not be a problem.

When you open up OpenOffice.org, a square appears in the center of your screen with a tiny progress bar at the bottom.
Why does OpenOffice.org have a splash screen, when no other application does? It would integrate into the mass of other applications well if just a "Starting OpenOffice.org" panel item was created for a few seconds, just like all other applications. (If you are confused, try opening up a sample application, like Pidgin Internet Messenger. A new panel menu should appear with the text "Starting Pidgin....." You'll understand.)

This can be done when OpenOffice.org 3.0 is released.