[lugm.org] Need for a local distro

[Jheengut Pritvi]

There will be no maintenance of a whole distribution but rather a remix of
a popular one with customizations of the locale.
This should be a teaching tool for the team and then we should proceed to
make distro independent packages with local content and of course tutorials
not limited to creole.

for example ::
https://susestudio.com/
https://www.linuxvoice.com/build-your-own-linux-distro/
http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/slackware-live-edition/

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and the list continues.


A simple idea is that a live distro(either on pendrive or optical media) is
run and immediately the user has instant access to local news, data,
information, ... and so on.
It should also be able to accomodate a few nice video tutorials for
newcomers.

Most distros are available in english but there are too much configurations
needed to achieve a status of multiple languages. We hope to minimise those
steps.

I hope to have one available before this year's Corsair Hackers
Reboot/Convention event.

Remixing a new distro won't be that difficult but to provide up to date
content shall the challenge.

On 8 January 2016 at 01:46, Ajay R Ramjatan <ajay.ramjatan at gmail.com> wrote:

> Forget about it. Maintaining a distribution is HUGE work. You can always
> contribute translations to an existing distribution. What do you mean
> "local content" ? Do video tutorials in mauritian creole, using something
> like Ubuntu Linux or Mint Linux.
>
> On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 2:24 PM, Jheengut Pritvi <z.coldplayer at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi, I would to build a team that can create and maintain local FLOSS
>> distribution on this Island that would cater for
>>
>> 1, the local languages, ie Locales and Internationalization.
>> 2, customized for local content
>> 3, plenty of tutorials(mainly video)
>> 4, minimal distro support
>>
>> The goal is to provide a plug and play system which will synchronize
>> itself will local content and easy to maintain.
>>
>> On the long run, I would like the project to be distro independent since
>> OS maintenance is already provided by the major FLOSS OS.
>>
>> What is your view and what do you think can be done?
>>
>> There are no funds to pursue this project.
>>
>>
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