The version of KDE in Hardy (3.5.9) doesn't seem to have a splash screen (at least I couldn't find a splash screen module in kcontrol, and it doesn't appear by default when logging in). So I don't know how this is applicable to Hardy.
The version of KDE in Hardy (3.5.9) doesn't seem to have a splash screen (at least I couldn't find a splash screen module in kcontrol, and it doesn't appear by default when logging in). So I don't know how this is applicable to Hardy.