To start with, it is great that the initiative has been taken on the creation of an Arabic Linux LiveCD. This will undeniably be the best show-and-tell tool for showcasing the Free and Open Source model to Arabic speakers. I do have a few comments to make, though however blunt or terse they may appear, they imply no lack of appreciation for the endeavour and especially those behind the scenes.
- Naming: As we know the letter 'P' does not exist in Arabic. Or at least not any more (phonetically transformed into 'F'?). Perhaps it would be more appropriate to adopt a name that could be correctly scribed and pronounced in the intended language, eg Arabix (with a 'ain)? - Modularity: from my limited knowledge, Morphix - which I never tried - would appear to be a more modular solution upon which customisation layers can be built. If that is the case, then the issue of maintainability should be simplified. The project certainly expresses a core aim of increasing 'forkability' of the knoppix method. This way we can probably have a two layer approach with a base Arabeyes 'library' module containing fonts, bidi stuff, etc, followed by several optional interface-centric modules sitting on top (GNOME, KDE, XFCE4, etc). Ra'id _______________________________________________ General mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.arabeyes.org/mailman/listinfo/general
