On Jan 21, 2008 11:00 PM, Vivek Khurana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Jan 21, 2008 4:51 PM, Vivek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Frankly I wasn't expecting so much resistance. Why is everyone so much > > opposed to the idea of a new ubuntu flavor ? If Ubuntu muslim edition, > > christian edition, satan , ultimate, fluxubuntu can co-exist then what's > > the problem in a new Indian edition ? > > Because you guys have failed to provide anything which is unique and > requires a new distro. What you guys are looking for is minor > modification to existing distros and this can be attained by creating > a package (most of the suggestions only require a config change) > > > > > Ubuntu is not the only linux distribution. There are other -RedHat, > > Mandriva, Debian, Gentoo ...and each has its own user base. If everyone > > started to think like this then only 1 distro would be maintained > > (*patched*), the rest would should be discarded. Infact if that was the > > case then ubuntu itself should not have started (after all debian was > > already available and ubuntu is its derivative). > > They all exist because they package things differently. There are > noticeable differences between ubuntu and debian. > > > > > Distrbution is "just" an assembly of existing software ..so how can u > > call this reinvention of wheel ? Moreover, I'm not talking of compiling > > everything from scratch but only to use fewer ubuntu packages, and > > certain modifications to make it more functional. > > > > Which modifications ? What you guys are suggesting can be atained by > extending exiting distro, so why spend so much time trying to build a > new distro, port security packages etc. > > > In any case these are my views and I'll be going ahead with these. > > Sure, no one is stopping you from creating a new distro. If you have > the time to create distro, maintain packages, troubleshoot problems, > provide support and more importantly port security packages regularly > ... > Are you game for this ? > > regards > VK > > -- > The hidden harmony is better than the obvious!! > > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in >
Yes.. By the term free I meant to say.. Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobuntu http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html and the whole distro should be based on only free software including the translations...(which is of course free) -- Bhavani Shankar.R https://launchpad.net/~bhavi, a proud ubuntu community member. What matters in life is application of mind!, It makes great sense to have some common sense..!
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