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Linux-Announce Digest #231
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Sat Nov 16 15:13:10 2002
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Linux-Announce Digest #231, Volume #4 Sat, 16 Nov 2002 15:13:06 EST
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From: Frederick Noronha <fred@bytesforall.org>
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Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 17:53:39 CST
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 16:41:56 +0530
From: Guntupalli Karunakar <karunakar@freedomink.org>
To: indic-computing-users@lists.sourceforge.net
Reply-To: karunakar@freedomink.org
Organization: Netcore Solutions
Subject: [Indic-computing-users] OLD - IT LOCALISATION CLINIC (11-13 November, 2002)
This was held few days back in Udaipur
http://www.itinhindi.org/events_files/PROGRAMME.htm
http://www.itinhindi.org/events_files/calllforparticipation.htm
Background
IT and Internet have emerged as productivity and knowledge enhancing
technologies. Collaborative development is fast emerging as the norm
of future technological advancements, and their diffusion and
absorption in society. As an enabling technology IT could help reduce
the knowledge gap across different linguistic groups encompassing over
95 percent of India?s population that is not English literate. It is
therefore necessary that people should be able to use computers and
other IT system in their own language and drive benefits of enhanced
productivity and better quality of life.
The CoIL-Net ?Content creation of IT Localization Network? programme
of MICT, Government of India has been started with the aim to develop
core technologies for Hindi and IT localization solutions in which the
academic institutions from the states of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh,
Uttaranchal, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattishgarh along
with research groups from C-DAC, Pune, IGNCA, New Delhi and IIT,
Kanpur have been identified to work towards achieving the goal.
The broad objectives of holding the clinic are:
* To provide a boost to IT localization based Socio ? Economic
Development in the state through proliferation of IT in Hindi, in the
state.
* To help in bridging the existing digital divide by appreciably
improving IT penetration and awareness level in using the Hindi as
medium of delivery.
Theme
Under the aegis of this project Banasthali Vidyapith is holding the
first IT Localization clinic from November 11-13, 2002. The clinic
shall have presentations by groups working for the purpose of IT
Localization as well as demonstrations of IT Localization solutions
available in the market.
General Information
There is no registration fee for participation. A limited number of
outside participants may be provided with accomodation.
Venue
Computer Centre,
Mohanlal Sukhadia University,
Udaipur-313001
Regards,
Karunakar
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Hating people is like burning down your house to get rid of a rat -
Anon
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* Linux Bangalore/2002 *
* Technology for a Free World *
* December 3/4/5, 2002 *
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Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2002 22:00:28 +0530
From: Guntupalli Karunakar <karunakar@freedomink.org>
To: indlinux-group@lists.sourceforge.net
Cc: indic-computing-users@lists.sourceforge.net, malayalamlinux@yahoogroups.com, t_vasee@yahoo.com, n_dinesh@yahoo.com
Reply-To: karunakar@freedomink.org
Organization: Netcore Solutions
Subject: [Indic-computing-users] Re: Showcasing Indian language support in OpenSource stall at Linux Bangalore/2002
Hi,
below is text of mail sent to lb2-oss-expo@linux-bangalore.org for
taking space in stall.
Pl. give ur feedback on what all we could do.
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We would like to apply for a stall in OpenSource stall at LB/02. This
will be the Localisation section in the stall ( whats the name of the
stall ?). Below is short description of what we expect to do.
Who are 'we' ?
Members of various Localisation groups viz will try to have at least
1 member from each team.
IndLinux (Hindi,Marathi) - http://www.indlinux.org
Kannada - http://kannada.sourceforge.net/
( Following teams invited - but participation not yet confirmed )
Bengali - http://www.banglalinux.org/
Tamil - http://www.tamillinux.org/
Malayalam - http://malayalamlinux.sourceforge.net
LLI - http://lli.linux-bangalore.org
Our goal
Showcase whats available wrt Indian language support on Linux
including distros like Redhat 8.0, Mandrake 9.0 etc.
Create awareness about Localisation into Indian languages.
Requirements
Hardware : 1-2 PCs - min config. Celeron 300 or above, 128MB ram,
CDROM, LAN card
Software : Redhat 7.3/8.0, Mandrake 9.0, Gnome 2, KDE 3.x, XFree86
4.2
( if possible ) access to CDRS data to collect demographics of those
visiting localisation stall & talks and email localisation newsletter
What we will do
Have 10-15 min sessions explaining to delegates what is localisation,
what they can do & how to join in.
Possibly distribute 1 pager containing breif on localisation on one
side & links to team pages on other side.
Demos: following demos could be shown
- Gnome 2 desktop in Hindi
- Tamil KDE desktop
- Malayalam support - fonts, renderers
- Bangla support - fonts
- Kannada translations
- Chatting in indian languages using Gaim 2 (Jabber as backend)
- E-mail in indian languages using Balsa 2, K-Mail
- Indian languages on web using Unicode - using Mozilla/Konqueror
- Using unicode editor Yudit.
- Using Gtranslator for translations
- IndLinux Hindi installer (based on Redhat 8.0)
- .... Awaiting more ideas from others
Thats all for now - maybe will add more to this once I get feedback
from other teams.
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Regards,
Karunakar
--
Hating people is like burning down your house to get rid of a rat -
Anon
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* Linux Bangalore/2002 *
* Technology for a Free World *
* December 3/4/5, 2002 *
* http://linux-bangalore.org/2002 *
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