HeBuntu
HeBuntu Project : An Israeli Localized and hebrew optimized Ubuntu derived distribution
In order to reach the hearts of the greater audience of computer users in Israel (including organizations, firms and the government) a derived distribution could be started , that would incorporate Ubuntu guidelines for usability and accessibility as well as providing some localized added value through a list of goals.
HeBuntu Goals
- Should follow a complete and coherent hebrew speaking install process.
- Hebrew display and input ready, out_of_the_box.
- Capable of establishing net connections, with all the major Israeli ISP out_of_the_box.
- Provide a complete Hebrew desktop publishing system - out_of_the_box.
Be attractive to schools and educational institutions, possibly through the localization of SchoolTool
- Provide an easy to use, free and stable academic computing platform.
Action Items
Wait until the zero effort derivative distribution creationg of ubuntu is mature, due by the hoary release. or
- Temporary create a customized install cd of ubuntu partially addressing some of the feature goals:
- * Preseed the language choices in the bootloader configuration.
- * Create a package containing needed conffiles for GNOME such that:
- ** GNOME Keyboard Layout Chooser would already have hebrew input enabled.
- ** GNOME desktop would use the Hebrew locale and present Hebrew menus.
- ** Do automatic installationo of necessary fonts packages.
From: Amos Shapira Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 06:45:51 +0100 Subject: What about "configure ubuntu for Hebrew"?
How about providing whatever is needed to convert an existing, installed, Ubuntu system to support Hebrew? Could be easier to kick-start the effort and should be easy to merge into an installation process of a dedicated distro once this gets going.
Agreed, this should be the way to tackle this since most of the infrastructure and support is there, after a standard install. (SivanGreen)
downloads
We are currently working for HeBuntu 11.04.
Downloads for this project could be found at http://sourceforge.net/projects/hebuntu.
The project manager: Ohadcn.
HeBuntu (last edited 2011-04-25 20:28:14 by 85)