2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index bbedca8e..06afbc4c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+- mdkapplet
+  o do not offer distribution upgrade on OEM Philco systems
+
 Version 2.77.15.17 - 10 February 2010, Thierry Vignaud
 - mdkapplet
   o fix dates display wrong by one month
diff --git a/mdkapplet b/mdkapplet
index a05fd2c3..42e516ce 100755
--- a/mdkapplet
+++ b/mdkapplet
@@ -309,6 +309,9 @@ sub is_there_a_new_distributions() {
     # sanity check for cooker:
     # (2008.0 wrongly reports 'Devel' instead of 'Official'):
     return if $product_id->{branch} eq 'Devel' && !is_it_2008_0();
+    # some OEM Philco systems have no specific updates repo
+    # so we can only blacklist them here directly
+    return if cat_("/etc/oem-release") =~ /philco/i;
 
     my @distros = get_distro_list();
     return if !@distros;