Canadian version of Ubuntu

[Corey Burger]

On 8/3/06, Jamon Camisso <jamonation at gmail.com> wrote:
> Daniel Taillessness wrote:
> > On 8/3/06, Darryl Moore <darryl at moores.ca> wrote:
> >> On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 22:27 +0300, Rob Bowers wrote:
> >>> We and Ubuntu will know what we're doing when we do it. I see no
> >>> reason that there should be risks. Of course we'll be careful. I still
> >>> say we keep it uncamouflaged, straight under US patent policy's nose.
> >>>
> >>> Anyway, I guess the first concrete step is to contact Ubuntu on the
> >>> matter. Who will do this?
> >>>
> >>
> >> Errr, Corey? we haven't heard much from you since you said "As for a
> >> Canadian only version Ubuntu, I have very mixed feelings about it. It is
> >> a possiblity, but I would need some strong convincing."
> >>
> >> You'd be a logical one to contact them. Are you in any way convinced
> >> yet?
> >>
> >>
> >
> > for the record, I'm not convinced of doing a full-fledged Canadian
> > version of Ubuntu is worth the effort.   It seems to be a lot of work
> > to build, to host the ISOs, to distribute the CDs, etc, for what?  A
> > few extra packages, and a different artwork, while 99.9% of the rest
> > of the distro is exactly like a standard Ubuntu.
> >
> > I would suggest that a better approach is to create something like a
> > "EasyUbuntuCanada" script or application  that runs on  a standard
> > Ubuntu installation and install these different pieces and artwork for
> > the user; probably asking along the way which bits the user want.
> >
> > It's a lot smaller and easier to host on ubuntu.ca.   For conferences
> > and meeting, you can always put it on a special UbuntuCanada CD that
> > we would produce with some other documents/marketing documents about
> > Ubuntu/Linux/Canada that you distribute along side the usual Ubuntu
> > CDs.
>
> Is there a reason that something like EasyUbuntu or Automatix can't go
> in main as a metapackage? It doesn't give direct access to patented
> packages, but at the same time, doesn't require extensive work on the
> part of the user -- sort of like giving someone the key to a safe
> without showing them how to simply insert the key and open the safe...
>
> I'm sure this has been thought of though already.

Neither are truly suitable, but there is the CommonInstallHook [1]
(forgot this link from my last email) and CommonCustomizations [2].
FYI, the latter is going into edgy, the former is less likely. unless
somebody steps up now and does something.

[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DesktopTeam/CommonInstallHook
[2] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CommonCustomizations

Corey