On Fri, 24 Dec 2004, Shlomi Fish wrote: > On Friday 24 December 2004 15:30, Ely Levy wrote: > > Hey, > > We are trying to start a project for hebrew in nix, > > (most programs are shared between diffrent nixes so it's no fair > > saying it a linux project). > > Why do you call Unix "nix" and not "Unix" or "UNIX"?
No, I call nix the mixture of diffrent platfroms like unix/linux/macOSX and so on. > > Our first goal would be making linux distribtion for the use > > of schools/university/students. > > OK. > > > > > I'm setting now a wiki and a webpage, > > the wiki would be for documents and hebrew-english dictionary. > > Cvs and the like would follow after. > > > > before the official annoncment I'm trying to do few stuff: > > > > 1)find a good name for the project > > > > I'll let you know if I think of one. > > > 2)decide between ubuntu (which has developers which would be happy > > to help us out) and gentoo which is real easy to develop cause you don't > > need to mess with packages, and you don't need to repackage if you just > > add a compiler flag. Ubuntu also has the advantage of having support > > contracts around the world but the disadvantage of not covering kde. > > > > Well, Ubuntu does has KDE packages, it's just that they need to be explictly > installed and that its default desktop is GNOME. So it's not an issue in this > regard. I was talking more about the support side, kde is there but it's not "officialy" supported. > As for Gentoo, I'd recommend against it. First of all the compiler flag thing > does not hold, because you still need to compile the package to test it. > Secondly, in Gentoo a package upgrade means a re-compilation, which is time > consuming and annoying. Yea, I guess you are right, after reading few of the comments I'm more and more conviced that that ubuntu fits much better. > > 3)Help in designing the site it would be based on moinmoin wiki > > and be online soon enough. > > > > Sorry, I have other things to do, and am not particularly interested in this > project. Yet;) > > 4)We are trying hard to find a yoetz leshuni both for the dictionary > > and for reviewing translations. > > > > Try asking on [EMAIL PROTECTED] or Uri Bruck or someone. Yea, I forgot to add them to the cc:) > Regards, > > Shlomi Fish Ely ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
