Concerns

[Evan Hazlett]

thanks for the reply.  as for the UCK, i believe (i haven't looked at it for
awhile) it allows customization of languages and software.  With
Reconstructor, you can customize usplash, the cd splash image, gnome, the
user settings, and it gives a full chroot terminal for any and all other
customizations.

i myself have absolutely no problem with people doing what they want with
the program.  my concerns where there are some individuals that are
including all kinds of extra packages (codecs, proprietary, etc.) that could
cause problems with ubuntu upgrades, etc. and are calling it "SOMETHING
Ubuntu".  i was afraid this may cause adverse effects when this version
didn't work properly and then Ubuntu get blamed.

i just wanted to get a feel from the developers, and not to step on any
toes... ;)

thanks for the responses...

evan

On 12/11/06, Mark Reitblatt <Mark at reitblatt.com> wrote:
>
> On 12/9/06, Evan Hazlett <ejhazlett at gmail.com> wrote:
> > greetings all...
> >
> > i am evan hazlett, and the creator of a project called
> "Reconstructor".  I
> > have had growing concerns with some unintentional effects it has
> caused.  I
> > will briefly describe what it does.  Reconstructor allows the
> customization
> > (usplash, gnome, software, etc.) of the Ubuntu Live CD.  I originally
> > created it because I had a standard set of software and settings that I
> > didn't like to reconfigure for every machine when I reinstalled Ubuntu.
>
> Just curious, but how does this compare to UCK?
> http://uck.sourceforge.net/
>
> > The
> > concerns I have is there are some people that are using it to create
> their
> > own distros (although most are no more than ubuntu with some extra
> software
> > and artwork) and are offering them for download.
> >
>
> Why is this a concern? Ubuntu has many derivative distros. In fact,
> Ubuntu ITSELF is a derivative of Debian!
>
> > I wanted to get the thoughts from the ubuntu developers on this.  I'm
> sure
> > some of you have heard of Reconstructor and probably even seen some of
> the
> > projects i mentioned.
>
> To be honest, I'd never even heard of your software and am not aware
> of the specific distros you refer to.
>
> > I do NOT want to take away from the ubuntu community
> > in any way, shape, or form,
>
> Derivative distros can often give back to the community. Specialized
> distros may have further market penetration in specific areas and
> increase the number and variance of bug reports that get forwarded
> back to the upstream projects.
>
>
> >and i feel my project could cause some problems
> > if not used as suggested (personal customization).
> >
>
> That's perfectly fine. If you have problems with people using your
> tool in ways you don't approve of, then a license such as the GPL is a
> horrible fit. In fact, even releasing your tool publicly virtually
> guarantees it will be used in ways different from or even contrary to
> your original intent.
>
> --
> Anybody who tells me I can't use a program because it's not open
> source, go suck on rms. I'm not interested. 99% of that I run tends to
> be open source, but that's _my_ choice, dammit.
>
> -- Linus Torvalds
>
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