diff -up ./build.xml.sav ./build.xml
--- ./build.xml.sav	2008-05-15 19:04:11.000000000 -0400
+++ ./build.xml	2008-05-15 19:07:30.000000000 -0400
@@ -130,10 +130,11 @@
     <!-- ################################################################## -->
     <!-- ############################# Tasks ############################## -->
     <!-- ################################################################## -->
-
+<!--
     <taskdef name="splash" classname="org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.splash.SplashTask">
         <classpath refid="path.lib"/>
     </taskdef>
+-->
 
 	<taskdef name="junit" classname="org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.junit.JUnitTask">
 		<classpath refid="path.lib"/>
@@ -154,7 +155,9 @@
 
     <target name="splash" unless="nosplash" description="Display the logo">
 		<property name="splash.dir" location="."/>
+<!--
 		<splash imageurl="file:${splash.dir}/hibernate_logo.gif" showduration="0"/>
+-->
 	</target>
 
 	<target name="init" depends="splash" description="Initialize the build">