Ubuntu-vi

This page is about the production of Ubuntu-vi, a vietnamese dedicated version of Ubuntu.

Warning: this is “Work In Progress”™ ! it means: more to come soon… :-)

Goal: provide a well-integrated GNU/Linux distribution for vietnamese end-users

Ideas:

start from standard Ubuntu CD using Ubuntu Customization Kit to remaster it
integrate as much vietnamese translation work as possible
integrate all those f*cking restricted formats because people still need it
integrate some usefull software specific for vietnamese people (StarDict, SCIM + M17N, x-unikey ?, …)
integrate usefull software in general (Thunderbird, Gaim, …)
test, a lot! before distributing!
distribute the work through bittorrent (need some more study about trackers)
distribute the work through http/ftp/rsync (need to find hosts, because we can't afford this with a good speed at AUF/CNF)
Make your usual ipod / creative does work with it. Rythmbox does not cut it (default one), it can read not write, banshee, amarok, songbird can do it.

(note : “integrate” means “add and tune”)

Roadmap:

date	event	comment
~~2007-04-21~~	talk about how to do this	creation of the ubuntu-vi mailing-list
2007-05-03	preparation of Ubuntu-vi 7.04 rev0	Doh! 1 CD is not enough this time… New strategy: 2 CDs ! * same goals for the first CD: Vietnamese & multimedia * addons on the second one (Java, French & English support, …)
2007-05-04	release of Ubuntu-vi 7.04 rev0	distribution through bittorrent at first, then HTTP as soon as we can find mirrors
2007-05-05	Desktop Install Party at CNF	distribution of CD to whom may accept the expense of 5000^₫ (~$0.32) for it

Let's do it!