Making Ubuntu respins is possible, but it sure isn't easy to find out how.
Include reconstructor (or some other official respin/remaster app) in repositories in order to make it easy for people to customize their own Ubuntu disks enabling users to have an Ubuntu LiveCD set up with the apps and tools that they like.
While it will enable people to make more offshoots of Ubuntu, it will also allow users to create their own private distro with things set up how they like.
It would also enable people to create their own disks with ndiswrapper and their specific WiFi card drivers included on the disk for easy Live session connectivity.
For inspiration, look to the MkDistro tool from Dreamlinux as well as the nLite tool for Windows. PuppyLinux also has a remastering process that makes it very easy for people to customize their own version of Puppy.
The tool need not be installed/available by default. Just include it in the repositories and be sure to document it well.
To the "There are too many distros" crowd: There are already 500+ distros and climbing... this isn't really a problem, and you're not going to change it. This is just the definition of choice. Celebrate diversity!!
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