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[Tim Anderson <twahuey@xxxxxxxxx>]

For what it is worth...I like the idea of changing to managing content via
PPA, etc..  Conceptually, this works with the initial purpose.  It started
with just loading Linux on a computer and then manually adding things -
according to the history on the web page.  Whether you do a respin distro
or a PPA, etc. this process is made easier when it comes to building a
computer.  Easier management, focus on Christian content...those sound like
good outcomes of changing things up.

As for the "Server" discussion...Greg are you talking about the server that
hosts our web site?

Tim

On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 10:26 PM, Eric Bradshaw <
ericbradshaw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Guys,
>
> This does warrant some discussion. I'm truly excited for the
> possibilities. Let me speak with my peeps and get back with you? I'm
> thinkin' a couple days.
>
> Eric
>
> On 05/21/2015 01:19 PM, KI7MT wrote:
> > Hello All,
> >
> > This is just a discussion, so don't get upset or think I'm trying to
> > take the project in a different direction here.
> >
> > Rather than building ISO installers and managing ISO (which is a very
> > large undertaking), what if we provided a high quality integration
> > package for the various Distros that are appropriate?
> >
> > This would definitely be easier for the development team, and provide a
> > very familiar process for the end user (they simply install out PPA that
> > has all the packages and customizations).
> >
> > At the root level, this is how Ubuntu works anyway. They have a based
> > installation, and they a meta-package to integrate / add various
> > desktops. The Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Edubuntu editions are all a bit
> > different, and the base package lists are certainly different. However,
> > they also have a large number of developers working these projects
> > (which we do not have).
> >
> > We could provide packages that accommodate all of these various desktop
> > installation much easier than trying to manage our own distribution. No
> > to mention, the cost (bandwidth) and developer resource requirements.
> >
> > Take for example, Israels OBI ToriOS. It is that teams responsibility to
> > manage the ISO, Installer, base packageing etc. All we would do, as the
> > C4C-Dev team, is provide a ToriOS integration package to for that
> > desktop. The same for Xubuntu, Lubuntu, UBuntu Unity, UBuntu Mate
> whatever.
> >
> > We could provide a much higher quality integration package if we were
> > not having to focus on the whole installation and re-roll process. And
> > the fact of the matter is, users are going to install what they want
> > anyway, we cant stop that, but we can change the look and feel of the
> > desktop "If" they install our PPA / packages or eventually, a proper
> > Distribution package.
> >
> > We can still provide all the packages we want, all the media (audio,
> > video, themes stuff, etc) we want, but the package could reside within
> > the repository, which would certainly reach more users.
> >
> > This would also make the job of Packaging a Computer for giving away
> > "Much Easier". Simply install the base image (from whatever distro we
> > choose to support), install the PPA, reset the OEM, job done.
> >
> > These are just ideas to bounce around, but if the focus is to get the
> > content and capability in as many hands as possible, focusing on content
> > integration rather than distribution management seems a very logical
> > choice to me as we can provide a "much better product" in the long run.
> >
> >
> > best regards,
> >
> > Greg
> >
>
>
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