[ossig] malaysian distros - embun

[Maulvi Bakar]

There's another one..

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Regards


On 5/5/07, Ezwan Aizat Bin Abdullah Faiz <aizat.faiz at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Different market needs
>
> On 5/5/07, Chyryll Zariss <czar at chevna.com> wrote:
> > non-free codecs?
> >
> > Patrick Cheong wrote:
> > > Embun [dew | d(y)oŏ| noun - /moisture condensed upon the surfaces of
> > > cool bodies especially at night; something resembling dew in purity,
> > > freshness, or power to refresh./] v1.1 is based on dapper drake and
> was
> > > released 15 Dec 2006 in response to our 'postal services' feedback ~
> > > u-'buntu' to the layman meant 'tak jalan' :-P. We incorporated Malay
> > > language/dictionary support for OOo, Chinese character support for
> > > Firefox, non-free codecs, network-manager for out-of-the box GUI
> support
> > > for wired and wireless networking and a myriad of UI changes to match
> > > 'Embun's /purity and freshness./
> > >
> > > Embun v2.0 is scheduled for release mid-June and will be based on
> feisty
> > > fawn. Included will be the enhancements incorporated into v1.1 as well
> > as:-
> > >
> > > - Better support for Windoze file sharing (the default in dapper and
> > > edgy had various 'bugs')
> > > - Antivirus for on-access protection
> > > - Firewall console
> > >
> > > Ezwan, I'd check my facts before shooting from the hip. Contributions
> > > come in all forms and sizes ... even raising the visibility of OSS is
> > > contribution with due credit given. We do not need to publicise our
> > > contributions back to the community ...
> > >
> > > To get Embun, go http://www.xanadu.com.my/embun
> > >
> > > Forums are at http://embun.xanadu.com.my
> > >
> > > Patrick
> > >
> > > Sharuzzaman Ahmat Raslan wrote:
> > >
> > >> Who is this embun people?
> > >>
> > >> Any URL? Why most of OSS people with big ambition try to hide their
> > >> head in the sand?
> > >>
> > >> On 5/4/07, Raja Iskandar Shah <ris.riscniaga at time.net.my> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>  after ketupat linux, we had the mimos gnu linux. and a few others
> in
> > >>> between and after that..
> > >>>
> > >>>  now we have embun. there's a free live cd in this months' maiden
> issue
> > of
> > >>> malaysian technology guide - MTG.
> > >>>
> > >>>  embun is based on ubuntu (not sure which version and which
> repository).
> > >>> cool stuff on it are malay and chinese language pack. add tamil and
> we
> > would
> > >>> really have a cool desktop os for sekolah kebangsaan. jawi and
> arabic
> > >>> language / font packs will be good to have - and can be used to
> promote
> > to
> > >>> the various sekolah agama. heard that mimos aims to do some project
> for
> > >>> these schools. i would guess the total number of chinese, tamil and
> > agama
> > >>> schools is almost equal to the number of sekolah kebangsaan. i know
> that
> > moe
> > >>> will be very interested - no one has approached them yet with a
> total
> > >>> solution for their requirements (including syllabus,
> interoperability,
> > etc)
> > >>>
> > >>>  other things that embun could have done was malaysian based themes.
> not
> > >>> necessarily malaysian flags, but tropical colors and screens will be
> > welcome
> > >>> over the arid ubuntu default themes.
> > >>>
> > >>>  if it had been me, i would have bla.. bla.. bla.. but i did not go
> out
> > and
> > >>> do it. so, best wishes to the embun people.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>  Nicholas Adrian Suppiah wrote:
> > >>>  Right, it is something that is stuck to being Malaysia's most
> popular
> > >>> distro. I am sure if you check some older forums and newsgroup you
> can
> > >>> find more stuff.
> > >>>
> > >>> Then again, this is not an item usually discussed over tea!
> > >>>
> > >>> -----Original Message-----
> > >>> From: ossig-bounces at mncc.com.my
> > >>> [mailto:ossig-bounces at mncc.com.my] On
> > >>> Behalf Of Dinesh Nair
> > >>> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 2:52 PM
> > >>> To: ossig at mncc.com.my
> > >>> Subject: Re: [ossig] Invitation for all Malaysian Linux community
> > >>>
> > >>> On Wed, 2 May 2007 01:47:10 -0700, Azhar Ahmad wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>  Skudai. When i mention about ajaran sesat, and ten wives thingy, my
> > >>> lecturer laugh at me. The he ask, where you get that info? Me?
> silent!
> > >>>
> > >>>  that was the original founder of ketupat linux. if your lecturer
> > doesn't
> > >>> know this, then he's quite obviously clueless on ketupat linux's
> > >>> origins.
> > >>>
> > >>>
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