imo we should, however a lot of users complain that it's hard to search for
a piece of software in package manager, ticking the box and pressing apply..

M


On 5/28/08, Keith Vassallo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> TBH I think we should stick with a vanilla ubuntu
>
> Customisation is pretty pointless. I see it happening for countries
> where English is not the primary language or one of the supported
> install/use languages out of the box. But let's face it, most people
> here are going to use the English version anyway.
>
> I think we should just consider a default Ubuntu install.
>
> K
>
> Jean Azzopardi wrote:
> > What were you planning to customise though? I thought Ubuntu already had
> > most stuff people need..and if you add new stuff, you'll need DVDs, just
> > to warn you.
> >
> > On Wed, 2008-05-28 at 14:44 +0200, Anton Xuereb wrote:
> >
> >> I'v actually heard a bit of both tbfh..
> >>
> >> Ye i was thinking of spinning a custom ubuntu, making a 100 copies or
> >> so and off we go..
> >>
> >> M
> >>
> >>
> >> On 5/28/08, Keith Vassallo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>
> >>         > And it's probably useless to rely on the Government to do
> >>         anything right
> >>         > when it comes to Linux. (I'm not talking politically here,
> >>         but right now
> >>         > it seems to me that they're rolling in bed with MS).
> >>         >
> >>
> >>         Don't be too sure about that... I've heard differently
> >>
> >>         Keith
> >>
> >>         >
> >>         > On Wed, 2008-05-28 at 11:14 +0200, Anton Xuereb wrote:
> >>         >
> >>         >> last exam next sunday, then I have a week or 2 before i
> >>         start my ccna
> >>         >> so I will be able to dedicate some time to the matter of
> >>         spinning our
> >>         >> own
> >>         >>
> >>         >> On 5/28/08, Keith Vassallo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >>         >>         I doubt the government's metaphorical skills :P
> >>         >>
> >>         >>         Anyway, this prompts me on the importance of having
> >>         our own
> >>         >>         distributions...
> >>         >>
> >>         >>         Behind me are the two famous replicators we're
> >>         always talking
> >>         >>         about...
> >>         >>
> >>         >>         Keith
> >>         >>
> >>         >>         Anton Xuereb wrote:
> >>         >>         > It's all about paving the road of the internet
> >>         superhighway
> >>         >>         O_o
> >>         >>         >
> >>         >>         > M
> >>         >>         >
> >>         >>         >
> >>         >>         > On 5/28/08, *Keith Vassallo*
> >>         <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>         >>         > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
> >>         >>         >
> >>         >>         >     Oh that's just great.
> >>         >>         >
> >>         >>         >     And by the way... Ministry of Infrastructure,
> >>         Transport
> >>         >>         and
> >>         >>         >     Communications....
> >>         >>         >
> >>         >>         >     Exactly where the hell is IT in that? Doesn't
> >>         it deserve
> >>         >>         it's own
> >>         >>         >     ministry?
> >>         >>         >
> >>         >>         >     K.
> >>         >>         >
> >>         >>         >     Anton Xuereb wrote:
> >>         >>         >     > I don't want to be the eternal pessimist
> >>         but the one
> >>         >>         time the
> >>         >>         >     > government decides to do something
> >>         non-microsoft there
> >>         >>         is a form of
> >>         >>         >     > cock-up...Apparently some of the cds
> >>         distributed with
> >>         >>         staroffice
> >>         >>         >     didnt
> >>         >>         >     > contain the completed package or some files
> >>         were
> >>         >>         corrupted. To this
> >>         >>         >     > end a website was setup
> >>         >>         http://staroffice.2iltd.com/ ...Can't help
> >>         >>         >     > thinking tho that ppl will blame staroffice
> >>         for not
> >>         >>         working :/
> >>         >>         >     >
> >>         >>         >     >
> >>         >>         >     > M
> >>         >>         >     >
> >>         >>         >
> >>         >>
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