[SoaS] Localized builds

[Raffael Reichelt]

2010/6/19 Peter Robinson <pbrobinson at gmail.com>:
> On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 8:38 AM, Raffael Reichelt
> <raffael.reichelt at googlemail.com> wrote:
>> 2010/6/19 Peter Robinson <pbrobinson at gmail.com>:
>>>> 2010/6/19 Peter Robinson <pbrobinson at gmail.com>:
>>>>> On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 8:01 AM, Raffael Reichelt
>>>>> <raffael.reichelt at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Talking with parents and teachers about soas I realized it is
>>>>>> mandatory to provide localized builds of soas in order to make it
>>>>>> attractive for them to give it to their children. This localized
>>>>>> builds should be easily available for download for example on
>>>>>> localized pages. I am glad to volunteer for the german part. Can
>>>>>> someone explain me how to setup this page and where to place the
>>>>>> localized build for download?
>>>>>
>>>>> All the requirements to run a localized build are already present in
>>>>> SoaS, there just needs to be an option to actually select the
>>>>> language/keyboard on firstboot. Maybe its an option to provide when
>>>>> you select the colour/name. I know there's been discussion on adding
>>>>> an option to select a keyboard, adding the option to that to select
>>>>> language and even timezone shouldn't be too hard.
>>>>
>>>> I know - but supporting non-it-persons with their computers I do know
>>>> too it is much too difficult for them. Most of te parents I know are
>>>> happy if the computer and the internet connection is working. Even
>>>> they are interested in providing a learning plattform to their
>>>> children  they do not really know how to change something. In fact I
>>>> expect them to prefere the boot-helper/usbstick scenario.
>>>
>>> You've missed my point entirely. If they can't select from 3 drop down
>>> boxes their own language, keyboard layout and timezone there's a
>>> problem that separate images is not going to fix because they'll have
>>> problems working out how to make the image boot in the first place. A
>>> Windows or OSX setup expects you to be able to do this, even a new
>>> digital camera expects you to be able to select your language and
>>> timezone.
>>>
>>> Peter
>>>
>>> BTW Please reply from the bottom, it makes the replies easier to read
>>> in the context.
>>
>> This way? Sorry.
>
> Perfect :-)
>
>> Now I guess I  got you but as far as I can see there is no choice at
>> the moment - would it be possible to include?
>
> Include the option to select the keyboard/locale/timezone? I'd love
> to, there's been a lot of discussion about it over the time but i'm
> not sure there was ever a consensus as to the best way to do it. We
> have considered in the past using the Fedora firstboot util but it
> adds extra stuff we don't really need.
>
> Peter
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May I then ask to open up again this discussion?  Just to try it for
myself: how can I include the firstboot util in the Kickstart files?
Just add firstboot to the packages list?

Raffael