On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 09:35:16 +0100 Adel ESSAFI <adelessafi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi list > > > I was using fedora and redhat since 2000. To day, I can see that our > favorite distro is really very strong. However, I have done some experience > (short) with Ubuntu and I have liked to LTS concept (Long Term support). > > My idea is to build a distribution that is based on Fedora at 100% with > 1. LTS > 2. with a very reduce number of packages #2 is probably a pre-requisite for making it work and if people don't like your choice of packages they can join the project to handle more > 3. with proprietary codecs and essentiel software (mp3, flash ) included in. I would keep these separate even if you integrate them at a higher level in your offering. > catégory. That is, I have to choose between: > * KDE and GNOME for the destop > * rhythembox , kaffeine, ....... as media player > * abiword or openoffice as office writer Nobody will agree - so just pick the bits *you* care about and let everyone who cares enough contribute other bits. > This distribution will be very useful for starter!! That will depend on who your target new user is - a lot of folks will want the latest/greatest cool stuff. There is already a distribution with long term maintenance in the same style as Fedora and that is Centos. Centos is boring and that to a lot of its user community is a good thing, but it doesn't appeal to everyone. Alan -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
