building ubuntu-based distro?

[David Feldman]

> what kind of specific customization do you envision for your "project"
> ?
> What is your goal ?

To create an easy-to-install distro that's both usable and fairly 
slick-looking. My opinion (which has been backed up by Windows users 
I've shown Ubuntu to) is that the default GNOME theme looks a little 
unimpressive, and I'd rather use something like Bluecurve that might 
impress people more.

There are also some configuration elements I'd like to change, such as 
modifying /etc/fstab so other partitions mount automatically, showing 
things on the desktop by default, possibly moving the menu to the lower 
left for the increased comfort of Mac and Windows users, adding some 
extensions (like an Expose clone), and, like you, supporting multimedia 
out of the box.

It would additionally be cool to do a little code modification so the 
"open in browser" and "open in the same window" options in GNOME are 
once again separate.

There's also Progeny Componentized Linux, which looks to be designed 
for this sort of thing. I've been unable to get the associated distro 
to install, though, so I'm waiting on that. Besides, Ubuntu folks are 
just so friendly :-)

--Dave