No it happens with all shells for every Unix varient I've ever used. I don't imagine people wanting to change this.
** Changed in: gnome-terminal (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: gnome-terminal => shadow -- Lack of visual feedback on password entry https://launchpad.net/bugs/52914 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs