Index: src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/GettingStarted.java
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--- src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/GettingStarted.java	(revision 1353)
+++ src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/GettingStarted.java	(working copy)
@@ -189,10 +189,14 @@
 
     public GettingStarted() {
         super(new BorderLayout());
-        final LinkGeneral lg = new LinkGeneral(tr("Download \"Message of the day\""));
+        final LinkGeneral lg = new LinkGeneral(
+						"<html><body>\n<h1>" +
+						"JOSM - " +
+						tr("Java OpenStreetMap Editor") +
+						"</h1>\n<h2 align=\"center\">" +
+						tr("Downloading \"Message of the day\"") +
+						"</h2>");
         JScrollPane scroller = new JScrollPane(lg);
-        // panel.add(GBC.glue(0,1), GBC.eol());
-        //panel.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(400, 600));
         Component linkGeneral = new LinkGeneral(content);
         scroller.setViewportBorder(new EmptyBorder(10,100,10,100));
         add(scroller, BorderLayout.CENTER);
Index: src/org/openstreetmap/josm/Main.java
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--- src/org/openstreetmap/josm/Main.java	(revision 1353)
+++ src/org/openstreetmap/josm/Main.java	(working copy)
@@ -113,6 +113,11 @@
      * The main menu bar at top of screen.
      */
     public final MainMenu menu;
+		
+		/**
+		 * The MOTD Layer. 
+		 */
+		private GettingStarted gettingStarted=new GettingStarted();
 
     /**
      * Print a debug message if debugging is on.
@@ -144,7 +149,7 @@
             map.fillPanel(panel);
         else {
             old.destroy();
-            panel.add(new GettingStarted(), BorderLayout.CENTER);
+            panel.add(gettingStarted, BorderLayout.CENTER);
         }
         panel.setVisible(true);
         redoUndoListener.commandChanged(0,0);
@@ -173,8 +178,7 @@
 //        platform = determinePlatformHook();
         platform.startupHook();
         contentPane.add(panel, BorderLayout.CENTER);
-        if(splash != null) splash.setStatus(tr("Download \"Message of the day\""));
-        panel.add(new GettingStarted(), BorderLayout.CENTER);
+        panel.add(gettingStarted, BorderLayout.CENTER);
 
         if(splash != null) splash.setStatus(tr("Creating main GUI"));
         menu = new MainMenu();
