[ossig] malaysian distros - embun

[Chyryll Zariss]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Shuttleworth

"In 2005 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005> he founded the Ubuntu 
Foundation <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Foundation> and made an 
initial investment of 10 million dollars"

Things can go perfect if anyone (including my ownself) been given 10 mil 
(not RM but USD) to do such perfect and well organize development 
(including free CD, free this and that to the public). Here in Msia, can 
we talk about this kind of investment? Dont show me on how and how to 
get this kind of investment. I always like to say 'years of 
development'. It's  not only mean a years of development, but also mean 
a years of walking here and there, climbing stairways and escalators to 
get someone to invest. At the end, no one appear to invest. Lastly, our 
own pocket money been use to develop things but the movement of 
development just like a snails.

p/s: this is not a specific reply to Raja Iskandar, just an info to 
anyone who would like to start on something.

Raja Iskandar Shah wrote:
> i am not related to either of the 2 distros.
>
> if it had been me, i would have created a script (like automatix) to 
> turn plain vanilla ubuntu into embun, and maintained a repo for 
> specific components (like themes / icon sets) for malaysia which are 
> not available in the main ubuntu repo.
>
> alternatively, i can also copy from how the other ubuntu variants 
> (xubuntu, edubuntu, kubuntu) does it.
>
> imho, i would agree with going with one's own branding. edu-buntu in 
> malay connotes educationally challenged (buntu pendidikan). embun is a 
> nice name. if the developer hopes to build up services around the 
> distro, then some form of branding / packaging is required for 
> building customer awareness / interest / loyalty bla.. bla.. bla..
>
> for these reasons, we have ubuntu and not debian shuttleworth's 
> edition... ;P
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> Sharuzzaman Ahmat Raslan wrote:
>> Hmm..
>>  
>> I cannot see the point of having Embun Linux or Chevna Linux, 
>> compared to having *Ubuntu Malaysian Edition*, which I think will 
>> cover all bases, be it home user, government, education, business, etc.
>>  
>> We are re-inventing the wheels here, and we are duplicating our effort.
>>
>>  
>> On 5/7/07, *Patrick Cheong* <patrick.cheong at gmail.com 
>> <mailto:patrick.cheong at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     See Raja Iskandar Shah's email earlier...
>>
>>
>>     Sharuzzaman Ahmat Raslan wrote:
>>     > On 5/5/07, Patrick Cheong < patrick.cheong at gmail.com
>>     <mailto:patrick.cheong at gmail.com>
>>     > <mailto:patrick.cheong at gmail.com
>>     <mailto:patrick.cheong at gmail.com>>> wrote:
>>     > > We do not need to publicise our
>>     > > contributions back to the community ...
>>     > >
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > And why you (or Embun developer) make that kind of decision?
>>     >
>>     > Unless you think your contribution to Ubuntu is too minor to be
>>     > publicised, then if that is the case, you should promote Ubuntu
>>     > compared to create a new distribution.
>>     >
>>     > I will again repeat the same question that I have asked to
>>     Chevna Linux:
>>     >
>>     > What are the features of your distro that make it different
>>     from other
>>     > distro?
>>     >
>>     > I hope I can get the answer.
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > --
>>     > Sharuzzaman Ahmat Raslan
>>     >
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