corenominal/cb-welcome — pull request #1 by gearge (2012-05-10 19:56:38+00:00)
Title: check-internet-connection failed to detect the connection under certain conditions.

A component of cb-welcome, '/usr/lib/lib-cb-welcome/check-internet-connection' script, was using ping to check availability of the remote repository. This method is unreliable as ICMP traffic is usually blocked inside corporate networks; though HTTP and FTP access is usually permitted.

Reimplemented the connection check using a more trustworthy method.

Originally: http://crunchbanglinux.org/forums/topic/19504/suggestion-and-a-possible-bugfix-for-cbwelcome/