Hey guys, This came in on my other email (<a href="mailto:veritastic@gmail.com">veritastic@gmail.com</a>) and I figured I would forward it on. I use that one for all my high-volume lists, like ubuntu, Kubuntu, marketing and contacts... easily 300-400 emails a day. lol. Anyway, this seemed interesting, so I thought I would share. Have a good one Chris <div>On 3/12/07, Chris <<a href="mailto:veritastic@gmail.com"> veritastic@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Farning <<a href="mailto:dfarning@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">dfarning@gmail.com</a>> Date: Mar 11, 2007 8:30 PM Subject: Localized Distributions To: <a href="mailto:loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Hey all, I would like to announce the formation of the Derivative team[1].  Our mission is to help create and maintain distributions that are derived from Ubuntu. One of the main categorizes of derivatives are localizations, created by you the loco teams. I would like to offer our help in creating and maintaining your local derivative. At this time, our primary goal is establishing consistent policies between Canonical, Ubuntu, and derivatives[2].  These policies should eliminate the need for each derivative to individually approach Canonical and Ubuntu to ensure that they are in compliance with trademark, source code distribution, and local branding issues.  The are policies are not easy to establish so please be patient. Our secondary goal is to establish conversations with the various existing derivatives to determine their specific objectives and requirements[3].  Once we establish these objectives and requirements, we will start on helping you meet your objectives. Please consider adding your derivative and derivative contact information to the derivatives page[4]. If you would like more information (or would like to help) feel free to contact me via this list or email. 1. <a href="http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DerivativeTeam" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> wiki.ubuntu.com/DerivativeTeam </a> 2. <a href="http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DerivativeTeam/Roadmap" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">wiki.ubuntu.com/DerivativeTeam/Roadmap</a> 3. <a href="http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DerivativeTeam/DerivativeTypes" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"> wiki.ubuntu.com/DerivativeTeam/DerivativeTypes </a> 4. <a href="http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DerivativeTeam/Derivatives" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">wiki.ubuntu.com/DerivativeTeam/Derivatives</a> thanks -- David Farning < <a href="mailto:dfarning@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">dfarning@gmail.com</a>> -- loco-contacts mailing list <a href="mailto:loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com</a> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts </a> -- Ubuntu-us-fl mailing list <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:Ubuntu-us-fl@lists.ubuntu.com">Ubuntu-us-fl@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-fl" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-fl</a> </blockquote></div> -- Christopher Rohde <a href="http://taxnation.wordpress.com">taxnation.wordpress.com</a> <a href="http://veritastic.wordpress.com">veritastic.wordpress.com</a>      w:   863-686-8900      c:   863-885-1229