diff --git a/profiles/ubuntu b/profiles/ubuntu
index a912a3fb..c981dcc0 100644
--- a/profiles/ubuntu
+++ b/profiles/ubuntu
@@ -23,6 +23,6 @@ source /usr/share/screen-profiles/profiles/common
 
 hardstatus string '%{+b Wr}\%{= Wy}o%{=b WY}/%{=b Wk} %100` %{= Wk} %= %{=b bW}%102`%{= Wk} %{=b rW}%101`%{= Wk} %{= Yk}%106`%{= Wk} %{= Wk}%104`%{=b cW}%103`%{= Wk} %{=b gW}%105`%{= Wk} %Y-%m-%d %0c:%s'
 
-# NOTE: There's a strange limit of only being able to change colors 16 times
-# in this 'hardstatus string'.  Probably need to increase the size of some
-# data structure in the screen code itself.
+# NOTE: There is an arbitrary limit of being able to change colors 16 times
+# in this 'hardstatus string'.
+# See: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/315871 (fixed in Jaunty)