[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On 13/10/06, Mark Forster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I wanted to suggest that a Ubuntu distro pre-built >> with a collection of valuable life science applications would be of value to >> academic and industrial researchers. > Building a new ubuntu distro is a big step isn't it? > > Maybe it would be better to start of small, first of all make sure all > the needed packages are in the repositories, for now is going to have > to be universe. > > And then create a package that pulls in all the science apps, similar > to ubuntu-desktop package. >
Yeah, that's pretty much exactly how it should be done. It's the way ichtux (http://www.ichthux.com) have chosen, maybe you could get tips from those guys about getting the project started? > On a side note, anyone actually have popularity-contest enabled? Yes -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
