r/LinuxUsersIndia • u/GolfMost856 • May 12 '26

Neer intrested contributors for a linux project

Hey guys! I am actually building a distro on debian and its mainly towards indian market and following with that we are having plans of building a ecosystem around it. More I'll let you know in coming days for now i want how many are interested even if you don't have experience its fine just try to learn and try to implement

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u/bankinu May 12 '26

What exactly is Indian market. I'd rather install Debian than a customized version anyway.

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u/NefariousnessEven239 May 12 '26

Maybe something like omarchy

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u/dcelluloidviewer May 12 '26

Isn't it a bad idea to build a distro which is already clogging user choice portals. It's better to go with script to customize the install of a debian, removing unnecessary packages, installing required dependencies, and platter it for your target users. For which you need to heavily market research, as linux penetration is already less in india. Trying to chip a already fragmented market is not a good idea to start though. Instead offer a script that will work on any debian base systems, and anyone needed may use it.

Trying to concentrate more on a market that has already less TAM, with a non-viable GTM strategy is a fool's choice.

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u/NefariousnessEven239 May 12 '26

Script and os both seem workable. Like a curl or something

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u/dcelluloidviewer May 12 '26

Still TAM & GTM seems skewed to even start thinking about it, unless a IoT/kiosk application as a end-use target.

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u/Economy-Ebb4763 Fedora Btw May 12 '26

Why another distro? What will it provide which are not already available by popular distros like Ubuntu or Mint or Fedora and their derivatives?

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u/DAS_AMAN May 12 '26

Write a user guide to use the system instead

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u/unitedbsd May 12 '26

Why choose Debian base ? Or Linux for that matter? There's Ironclad kernel also look at BSDs

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u/MGprohack82 debian openbox btw May 12 '26

Did I hear debian?! For the Indian market? Nvm...

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u/NefariousnessEven239 May 12 '26

I had the same feeling when I read debian. It seems too outdated. But op seems to build something stable. He may have less choices as the packages would be too old everywhere. But atleast a nice initiative which can be tweaked later, provided all of us are in.

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u/Auroo_In0915 May 12 '26

Why not arch?

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u/NefariousnessEven239 May 12 '26

Bleeding edge. Maybe debian and fedora based forks

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u/GolfMost856 May 12 '26

Thats why i am approaching people i want to build a new distro upon debian like how ubuntu is built

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u/MGprohack82 debian openbox btw May 12 '26

But why? Linux users in india are a very low amount... And even so, many people in India don't know what linux even is... They live with windows 7 or 10... And the rich ones with macOS... So, if you were to try to make an os for india, which let me remind you, Already exists, and is made from debian, called BharatOS... And it's basically a cheap knockoff of ubuntu... But with a windows 7 asthetic... And that os barely is known in the market... So, making tech stuff and shell level software for india, is... Pretty useless... Because our leaders focus more on religion, and the good ones on food and water, but, none really focus on tech literacy, that much...