Canadian version of Ubuntu

[Jamon Camisso]

Daniel Taillessness wrote:
> On 8/3/06, Darryl Moore <darryl at moores.ca> wrote:
>> On Thu, 2006-08-03 at 22:27 +0300, Rob Bowers wrote:
>>> We and Ubuntu will know what we're doing when we do it. I see no
>>> reason that there should be risks. Of course we'll be careful. I still
>>> say we keep it uncamouflaged, straight under US patent policy's nose.
>>>
>>> Anyway, I guess the first concrete step is to contact Ubuntu on the
>>> matter. Who will do this?
>>>
>>
>> Errr, Corey? we haven't heard much from you since you said "As for a
>> Canadian only version Ubuntu, I have very mixed feelings about it. It is
>> a possiblity, but I would need some strong convincing."
>>
>> You'd be a logical one to contact them. Are you in any way convinced
>> yet?
>>
>>
> 
> for the record, I'm not convinced of doing a full-fledged Canadian
> version of Ubuntu is worth the effort.   It seems to be a lot of work
> to build, to host the ISOs, to distribute the CDs, etc, for what?  A
> few extra packages, and a different artwork, while 99.9% of the rest
> of the distro is exactly like a standard Ubuntu.
> 
> I would suggest that a better approach is to create something like a
> "EasyUbuntuCanada" script or application  that runs on  a standard
> Ubuntu installation and install these different pieces and artwork for
> the user; probably asking along the way which bits the user want.
> 
> It's a lot smaller and easier to host on ubuntu.ca.   For conferences
> and meeting, you can always put it on a special UbuntuCanada CD that
> we would produce with some other documents/marketing documents about
> Ubuntu/Linux/Canada that you distribute along side the usual Ubuntu
> CDs.

Is there a reason that something like EasyUbuntu or Automatix can't go 
in main as a metapackage? It doesn't give direct access to patented 
packages, but at the same time, doesn't require extensive work on the 
part of the user -- sort of like giving someone the key to a safe 
without showing them how to simply insert the key and open the safe...

I'm sure this has been thought of though already.