On 27/07/06, Akshay Lamba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Hi Guys,
>
> I'm looking into creating a distro repository for an open source only
> organization I know off. I've been able to convince the partners to
> offer "free" distro and other OSS software CD's as a evangelistic move
> (go figure!!). The model i'm asking them to try and work on is to give
> CD's/DVD's of distro's and OSS software through any one of the following
> channels:
> 1. Walk in into their office @ cost of media (when media cost exceeds
> AED X e.g 12 CD's of debian)
> 2. Courier within Dubai/UAE @ cost of courier + cost of media (COD maybe??)
> 3. Delivery within Dubai @ cost of delivery + cost of media (for large
> volumes)
> 4. Online orders (card payment - maybe later?)
>
> I'm looking for advice on the following:
> 1. Distro List/OSS they should carry on their own storage considering
> popularity (e.g. Ubuntu, Debian, Redhat, OpenOffice, Gaim, etc.). The
> reason for this is that the direction taken is that they should be able
> to offer any distro/oss software they are asked to deliver but only need
> to create a local repository of "popular" packages.
> 2. Possible courier companies they can talk to for delivery/COD service
> 3. Any ISO's that I can lay my hands on that is available between us
> once the list of decided, to dump on their storage
> 4. Any other suggestion that you feel can actually make this work as an
> alternative channel to shouting out on the list like I usually do!
>
> If there's enough feedback from everyone then I can create a separate
> Distro/Software thread in here to just list out the candidates.
>
> A
>
> PS: Anyone open to some bowling, drinks and yapping off to glory in the
> evening?
Am flying out to the US this evening, and shall be done for about 3
weeks, which is obviously not making my girlfriend happy. If I were
to go ahead and go bowling my life would not be worth living, but
maybe next time.
As far as linux distro go: Ensure they have the following :
openSuSE, Fedora, Ubuntu. - now which versions ? Go x86, then consider 64bit
Live cds might be an idea as well...
Demo / open copies of Corperate products / and enterprise OSes might
be an idea to.
so have a copy of SLES, RHEL,
the downloadable versions of: Open Exchange, Zimbra, etc.
daN
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