[Wolves] Creating my own Ubuntu based distro

Chris Fox chris at robotninja.net
Tue Oct 30 15:13:00 GMT 2007


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Chris Maggs wrote:
> I'm looking to produce my own Linux distro and would like to base it
> on Ubuntu. I've scoured the web and found some handy websites and info
> (such as the new application in Fedora 7 to create your own Fedora
> based distros) that have helped me get the basic ideas. I then bought
> a copy of the Linux From Scratch book from CheapBytes.com and started
> (slowly) working my way through it!
> 
> I also want to translate all the programs to Welsh and produce a
> distro that installs Welsh language as standard with a choice of other
> languages if the user wants.  The actual translation into Welsh
> shouldn't be a problem (I hope!) but the actual distro creation is
> where I need a bit of help!

Cymrubuntu? :D

Sounds like a fun project; is Welsh not a supported language in Ubuntu
already?

If you want some help you might want to try asking at Aberystwyth Uni -
I know that one of the staff there translated the whole of Squirrelmail
into Welsh and then released the changes back to the project.

Cheers,

Chris
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