[Koha-oz] Koha and Cobber

[Chris Cormack]

On 9 January 2015 at 16:33, Michael . <keltoiboy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone.
>
> This is my first post to this list so it is an introduction of myself and
> my project (Cobber).
>
> A couple of years ago I created a Wordpress page about a project I had
> just started called Cobber Linux (1) or Cobber for short. I started Cobber
> as a way of teaching myself the finer details of Linux (more specifically
> Debian). and after a short while decided I would make Cobber a Debian based
> distribution specifically for Australasia. I taught myself how to use
> Debian Live Build to create a Live CD/DVD/USB and was going to release
> Cobber on a Wheezy base. Now that Debian Jessie is in Freeze I decided to
> use Jessie as Cobber's first base for release.
>
> In the time since I first created the Wordpress page I have taught myself
> webdesign, purchased a domain name "cobber-linux.org" (2), written a
> website (still working on it in various ways) and have developed a
> repository (3) which is undergoing a full rebuild over the next couple of
> weeks, and translated into Australian English various open source projects
> such as MATE, XFCE, Pidgin, and parts of XMBC.
>
> My desire for Cobber is for it to be a viable alternative to the MS
> Windows/Apple duopoly currently seen in Australasia. I see no valid reason
> for MS Windows and Apple to have market dominance for computer operating
> systems in schools, libraries, government offices, business', and private
> homes. I want to offer people in Australasia a viable option. It will be
> released in 4 distinct versions (Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea,
> and Pacific Islands) with the possibility of more if demand shows a need
> with a variety of Desktop Environments.
>
> You may be wondering why I have told you all this. Well, I would like to
> support Koha by providing Koha packages in Cobber's repository. I do not
> know who to ask and when I found this mailing list I thought I would join
> and ask here if it is ok or find out who I do need to ask. Just so you know
> in the process of teaching myself Reprepro and sourceforge I have already
> downloaded Koha (and other open source projects), created a repo on my
> worksation, and uplaoded the repo to my sourceforge page. I will be pulling
> the current repo down and recreating a new version on the same page.
>
> I hope to have a great working relationship with Koha and hope that in
> some way Cobber may be able to help Koha spread in Australasia.
>
>
> Hi Michael

This sounds great.  I'd just point you at  http://debian.koha-community.org/
We already package Koha for .deb based distributions. So you can just add
this repository to your sources list.

Chris
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