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change the froglinux project in a distribution

Asked by Patrick Hetu

Hi, i register a project name FrogLinux but it's more a distribution than an project. So I ask you if it's possible to make it a distribution or just register a new distribution name FrogLinux?

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Hi kiko, can you take a look at this request? --matsubara
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Sam Cater (wraund-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#1

I dont think it can be changed, so making a new distrobution is probably all you can do..

contact a launchpad admin, to see if they can remove the old project

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Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) said : 		#2

Asking a question like this is already the appropriate way to contact a Launchpad admin.

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Christian Reis (kiko) said : 		#3

There's not a lot of advantage in having a distribution (instead of a project today): you don't get package management, and you lose the ability to track branches and translations. Are you really sure you want to do this?

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Patrick Hetu (patrick-hetu) said : 		#4

I've talk with other users/developers of launchpad and I think that being a distribution instead of a project will be more appropriate for FrogLinux because our principal works is branching packages that are already in Launchpad. Also, the personal-package-archives project that will later manage this for me but it's not finish yet and I'm not sure if it will be a distribution or a project feature.

PS: Sorry for my english

https://blueprints.launchpad.net/soyuz/+spec/personal-package-archives

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Best Christian Reis (kiko) said : 		#5

PPAs are not a distribution or a project feature -- they are associated to people and teams (hence the first P for Personal).

I don't think using a distribution right now is the appropriate choice for you. In the future, if we announce derivation support, we should reconsider, but for now I think you should leave this as is.

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Patrick Hetu (patrick-hetu) said : 		#6

Thanks Christian Reis, that solved my question.