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From: Sasikumar <the...@gm...> - 2005-12-19 06:55:27
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Hi, Do any of you know of any organisation in India actually using Open Source Software in practice? We are trying to gather information on actual use of this nature - this is useful to build confidence in potential users. Usage can include desktops/laptops running Linux and other Open Source software, applications running on Linux, applications which are built using OSS, usin= g OSS applications (koha, compere, etc). Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. - Sasi -- M Sasikumar, KBCS/ETU Divisions, CDAC Mumbai (formerly NCST) |
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From: Guntupalli K. <kar...@in...> - 2005-12-13 16:05:46
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Begin forwarded message: Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 07:29:23 -0800 From: Rick McGowan <ri...@un...> To: in...@un... Subject: [indic] Unicode Version 5.0 Beta Release The next version of the Unicode Standard will be Version 5.0.0. The beta version of the documentation for Unicode 5.0.0 is located in: http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode5.0.0/ A page describing the beta release is located here: http://www.unicode.org/versions/beta.html The Unicode Character Database portion is planned for release at the end of March 2006. A beta version of the 5.0.0 Unicode Character Database files is available for public comment. We strongly encourage implementers to download these files and test them with their programs, well before the end of the beta period. See the beta page for access to the files. Any comments on the beta Unicode Character Database should be reported using the Unicode reporting form. The comment period ends January 30, 2006. All substantive comments must be received by that date for consideration at the next UTC meeting. Editorial comments (typos, etc) may be submitted after that date for consideration in the final editorial work. Note: All beta files may be updated, replaced, or superseded by other files at any time. The beta files will be discarded once Unicode 5.0.0 is final. It is inappropriate to cite these files as other than a work in progress. The Unicode Consortium provides early access to the best known version of the data files to give reviewers and developers as much time as possible to ensure a problem-free adoption of version 5.0.0. Testers should not commit any product or implementation to the code points in the current beta data files. Testers should also be ready for retesting based on updated data files which will be posted after the February, 2006 UTC meeting. ------------ If you have comments for official consideration, please post them by submitting your comments through our feedback & reporting page: http://www.unicode.org/reporting.html If you wish to discuss beta issues on the Unicode mail list, then please use the following link to subscribe (if necessary). Please be aware that discussion comments on the Unicode mail list are not automatically recorded as beta comments. You must use the reporting link above to generate comments for official consideration. http://www.unicode.org/consortium/distlist.html Regards, Rick McGowan Unicode, Inc. -- ************************************* * Work: http://www.indlinux.org * * Blog: http://cartoonsoft.com/blog * ************************************* |
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From: Vaidyanathan R. <vai...@gm...> - 2005-12-07 12:03:37
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Thanks Karunakar, I will try these and get back to you. Regards, Vaidya On 12/7/05, Guntupalli Karunakar <kar...@in...> wrote: > > On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 22:35:31 +0530 > "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <fr...@by...> wrote: > > > Could someone offer help here please? FN > > > > On Tue, 2005-12-06 at 10:42 +0530, Vaidyanathan Ramachandran wrote: > > > Hi, > > > I am volunteer with a non-profit organzation called Samskrita > > > Bharathi. > > > It deals with sperading Samskrit education. Now, we are a group of > > > volunteers who want to port the current applications in Samskrita > > > Bharathi to Linux. > > > We are also looking for some applications for Library Management, > > > Inventory Management etc. > > > I need some help and direction for this. Well, its like setting > > > up a small enterprise and we want to use Linux for this. > > > > > For library management, Koha is a good solution. > http://www.koha.org/ > > Inventory I am not sure of , but you could try gnucash if its just to > manage accounts. > > there is one tool Compiere - a ERP & CRM tool if it > helps. http://www.compiere.org/ > > Regards, > Karunakar > > -- > > ************************************* > * Work: http://www.indlinux.org * > * Blog: http://cartoonsoft.com/blog * > ************************************* > -- Vaidyanathan Ramachandran Tat tvam asi |
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From: Guntupalli K. <kar...@in...> - 2005-12-07 11:49:26
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On Tue, 06 Dec 2005 22:35:31 +0530 "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <fr...@by...> wrote: > Could someone offer help here please? FN > > On Tue, 2005-12-06 at 10:42 +0530, Vaidyanathan Ramachandran wrote: > > Hi, > > I am volunteer with a non-profit organzation called Samskrita > > Bharathi. > > It deals with sperading Samskrit education. Now, we are a group of > > volunteers who want to port the current applications in Samskrita > > Bharathi to Linux. > > We are also looking for some applications for Library Management, > > Inventory Management etc. > > I need some help and direction for this. Well, its like setting > > up a small enterprise and we want to use Linux for this. > > For library management, Koha is a good solution. http://www.koha.org/ Inventory I am not sure of , but you could try gnucash if its just to manage accounts. there is one tool Compiere - a ERP & CRM tool if it helps. http://www.compiere.org/ Regards, Karunakar -- ************************************* * Work: http://www.indlinux.org * * Blog: http://cartoonsoft.com/blog * ************************************* |
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From: Aparna R. <ap...@nc...> - 2005-11-14 11:57:39
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Hi all, OSSRC is conducting a workshop on Open Source Software in Healthcare on the 5th and 6th of December 2005. Interested members can get more details from http://www.ossrc.org.in/education/workshop/oss-in-healthcare.shtml Regards, Aparna. 'Smile, it makes people wonder what you are thinking' |
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From: Abhijit D. <kut...@ya...> - 2005-11-02 07:24:19
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CNET News.com Google throws bodies at OpenOffice By Stephen Shankland http://news.com.com/Google+throws+bodies+at+OpenOffice/2100-7344_3-5920762.html Google plans to hire programmers to improve OpenOffice.org, a demonstration of its affinity for open source initiatives and one the company believes also shows sound practical sense. OpenOffice has its roots in Sun Microsystems' StarOffice suite of programs. Five years ago, Sun turned its proprietary software into an open-source project. Only recently, however, has the competitor to Microsoft's Office attracted serious attention. Now Google believes it can help OpenOffice--perhaps working to pare down the software's memory requirements or its mammoth 80MB download size, said Chris DiBona, manager for open-source programs at the search company. ......... Regards, Abhijit Dutta __________________________________________________________ Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here http://in.promos.yahoo.com/fabmall/index.html |
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From: Joseph K. <a_j...@ya...> - 2005-10-29 13:47:14
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Karunakar, > http://www.indlinux.org/doc/l10n_plat.html What do the color codes mean? Joseph Koshy, FreeBSD Developer, http://people.freebsd.org/~jkoshy/ Founder/Manager/Programmer/Peon, The Indic-Computing Project http://indic-computing.sf.net __________________________________________________________ Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here http://in.promos.yahoo.com/fabmall/index.html |
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From: Guntupalli K. <kar...@in...> - 2005-10-28 16:02:22
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Hi, I have setup this blog for IndLinux to serve as a official mouthpiece for IndLinux activity and also as news & updates on Indic computing activities in general. http://www.indlinux.org/blog/ If someone wants to send any info/updates/news could be sent to feedback AT indlinux dot org. I am trying to set up a blog-through-mail thing, when any post to that mail will appear on the blog, will be announced when available later. Karunakar -- ************************************* * Work: http://www.indlinux.org * * Blog: http://cartoonsoft.com/blog * ************************************* |
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From: Abhijit D. <kut...@ya...> - 2005-10-27 10:59:27
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--- Mark Davis <mar...@ic...> wrote: > From: Mark Davis <mar...@ic...> > To: undisclosed-recipients: ; > Subject: [icu-design] Next Unicode Conference > Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 10:53:33 -0700 > > The Unicode Consortium is revamping the Unicode conferences, > starting with the upcoming one in March. We have a new conference > provider OMG), and plan to provide for much more useful and > informative presentations, > and better venues for technical networking. For those of you > involved in > areas that would be of interest to others, whether it is the latest > in > data mining or web services, or successful techniques in migrating > applications, or snazzy new features of your products, I'd > encourage you > to send in an abstract for this conference. > > There is also more flexibility now as far as presentations. Papers > are > not required, and we encourage interactive demonstrations. > Proposals for > interactive panel discussions and BOF (Birds-of-a-Feather) meetings > on > particular topics, like a francophone session, are also welcome. > > The due date for abstracts is Oct 31, so please send in your ideas > by > then. (http://www.unicodeconference.org/) > > Mark > _______________________________________________ > icu-design mailing list > icu...@li... > To Un/Subscribe: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/icu-design > __________________________________________________________ Enjoy this Diwali with Y! India Click here http://in.promos.yahoo.com/fabmall/index.html |
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From: jitendra <jit...@gm...> - 2005-10-16 04:24:06
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Any one interested in evaluating ongoing Free/Opensource e-governance solutions attempted by us may kindly contact offline. jitendra |
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From: Guntupalli K. <kar...@in...> - 2005-10-15 16:24:29
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On Sat, 15 Oct 2005 21:09:13 +0530 Guntupalli Karunakar <kar...@in...> wrote: > Hi all, > > I started compiling a status matrix for Indic support on different > OS platforms (different linux distributions, other Unices, & > proprietary ones) > > http://www.indlinux.org/doc/l10n_plat.html > > It is very preliminary, but suggestions welcome on support element > categories to include & any more platforms to include. > > The support status is the availble support in a specified > release/platform, and not the capability of the platform to support > it. > For comments & update info for status please add here http://www.indlinux.org/wiki/index.php/PlatformSupportMatrix Or reply on list. Karunakar -- ************************************* * Work: http://www.indlinux.org * * Blog: http://cartoonsoft.com/blog * ************************************* |
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From: Guntupalli K. <kar...@in...> - 2005-10-15 15:44:53
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Hi all, I started compiling a status matrix for Indic support on different OS platforms (different linux distributions, other Unices, & proprietary ones) http://www.indlinux.org/doc/l10n_plat.html It is very preliminary, but suggestions welcome on support element categories to include & any more platforms to include. The support status is the availble support in a specified release/platform, and not the capability of the platform to support it. Karunakar -- ************************************* * Work: http://www.indlinux.org * * Blog: http://cartoonsoft.com/blog * ************************************* |
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From: Michele P. <mic...@un...> - 2005-09-19 07:48:34
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Joseph Koshy wrote: > Michelle, > > >> I'm a python developer, and I see your project py-freetype on >> sf.net, and I am very interested on it, but I have some problems to >> compile. Can I ask here for some helps or ... > > > The py-freetype project has been dormant for a while. I'm planning > to restart work on this once my current FreeBSD-based project is done > (hopefully very soon). Fantastic! > > I will be switching away from Pyrex and using SWIG or other more > conventional wrapping tool. I'll also be syncing up with the current > FreeType API version. Other fantastic thing! Pyrex is a good tool for wrap C to python, but I think that others method, like SWIG are better. I know and use always ctypes. Do you know it? It use a already compiled library present on the system, so for the end-user is more simple to use than the source wrapper. I made yet another python wrapper with this method and I'm very happy because the performances are the same of the C/C++ code, but with the python simplicity. You can find some info at: http://starship.python.net/crew/theller/ctypes/ (ctypes) http://freeimagepy.sourceforge.net/ (FreeImagePy my python wrap) With this method I have already start the wrapper for freetype, and on my linux-box it work ( but not all the functions ), but on win, where the develop should be more simple, it won't work because the dll that the gnuwin32 project create don't accept my parameters (and I don't know why ...). I'm currently debugging the problem with the gnuwin32 developers. If you want I send you my code... > Joseph Koshy, FreeBSD Developer, http://people.freebsd.org/~jkoshy/ > Founder/Manager/Programmer/Peon, The Indic-Computing Project > http://indic-computing.sf.net > > Thanks, Michele |
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From: Sunil A. <su...@ma...> - 2005-09-14 17:26:16
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----------------------------------------------------------------------- Extension of deadline for receiving expressions of interest to manage a sub-regional node of the International Open Source Network. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is with regard to our earlier announcement, appended below and also available from here:- www.iosn.net/about/news/regional-nodes-request We have received some requests [at FOSSAP II and by email] for extension of deadline. In response to these requests, the deadline for receiving expressions of interest has been revised from 20 September 2005 to 10 October 2005. We hope this will give everyone sufficient time. We would also like to use this opportunity to answer some of the questions that accompanied the requests. QUESTION 1: How much money will UNDP/APDIP/IOSN provide to the sub-regional node? UNDP/APDIP/IOSN will provide up-to USD 75,000 for the project period - January 2006 to June 2007. Apart from financial support UNDP/APDIP/IOSN will also provide technical and incubation support. Additional funds required by the sub-regional node could be raised from other donors. QUESTION 2: What is the scope of work for the sub-regional node. The node is expected to replicate IOSN's activities at a sub-regional level. Very broadly these activities involve - community building, publications, trainings, events, micro-grants and research. You can learn more about our activities from www.iosn.net. But this should only serve as a general guideline. The exact scope of work can only be finalised in consultation with the selected organisation. QUESTION 3: What about institutional approvals? We understand that for some large organisations, institutional approvals cannot be secured within the aforementioned deadline. We would like to request these organisations to submit the expression of interest "in principle". Institutional approval can be secured at a later date. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ORIGINAL ANNOUNCEMENT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Request for expression of interest to manage a sub-regional node of the International Open Source Network UNDP-APDIP would like to bring to your attention this request for expression of interest to initiate and manage a sub-regional node of the International Open Source Network with the guidance of UNDP-APDIP. Please submit your expression of interest by 20 September 2005 to su...@ap... We are looking for three partners to manage three sub-regional nodes in the Asia-Pacific region. These nodes can possibly be called âIOSN South Asiaâ, âIOSN ASEAN+3â, and âIOSN Pacific Island Countriesâ. The list of countries that would fall under each sub-regional node and which are, therefore, eligible to submit an expression of interest is given below. Ideally, we are looking for a government agency, academic institution or civil society organization with a proven track record in Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) development, research, deployment, and advocacy. The candidate organization must be able to internalize sub-regional needs and priorities in FOSS and design and implement a programme that is truly needs-based. Primary Research Focus: The sub-regional nodes will undertake research activities in three primary focus areas, namely, Open Content, Open Standards and Open Source. This could be accomplished via the establishment of research teams or âcellsâ within each sub-regional facility. Besides a small core staff, these teams/cells could include volunteers and/or consultants who will collaborate across a wide spectrum of activities such as data collection, research, analysis, authoring and review. We believe this will encourage other institutions from the public and volunteer sectors to undertake serious research into various aspects and implications of FOSS for the developing world. The primary focus of research for each sub-region could be: IOSN South Asia -- Open Content IOSN ASEAN +3 -- OpenStandards IOSN Pacific Island Countries -- Open Source Secondary Research Focus: Apart from the primary research focus area mentioned above, each sub-regional node could also conduct research on specific areas of FOSS application where either software or human resources are unavailable in the Asia-Pacific region. Many of these focus areas were identified during the first Free/Open Source Software Asia Pacific (FOSSAP) consultation held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2004. IOSN has already produced some research outputs in connection with a few areas such as Localization. But additional concerted and specialized research is required in, for example, e-Learning; health; finance; e-governance; geographic information system (GIS); and multimedia. Perhaps the proposed sub-regional centres could focus as follows: IOSN South Asia -- e-Learning IOSN ASEAN+3 -- Health, Finance and e-Governance IOSN Pacific Island Countries -- GIS, Earth Science, and Multimedia Imaging and Publishing IOSN Portal: The IOSN portal <http://www.iosn.net> serves as a comprehensive, online resource centre providing information on FOSS, FOSS news, wikis, blogs, and online discussion forums, and acts as a means for the FOSS community to collaborate and interact. It is co-managed by IOSN and FOSS advocates throughout the region and all three sub-regional nodes will partake in its management in the areas of their expertise and specialization. Each selected sub-regional node will be designated as a UNDP-APDIP Centre of Excellence on FOSS. UNDP-APDIP will provide seed financing, incubation services for 12-18 months, initial hosting services for the IOSN portal, as well as official affiliation with UNDP-APDIP. Each sub-regional node will also receive overall guidance, support and management assistance by IOSN and UNDP-APDIP in delivering its activities. Information concerning IOSN, is provided here and can also be found at http://www.iosn.net. Expressions of interest are treated confidentially and should be sent no later than September 20, 2005 by email to the manager of IOSN, Mr. Sunil Abraham, at <su...@ap...> and include the following information in no more than 16 pages: A brief profile of your organization, including vision, objectives, programmes, projects, activities and a brief summary of achievements. Also include key data regarding infrastructure and human resources and annex the legal act/statutes establishing your organization. Finally, include key financial information such as sources of funding and financial sustainability. (Maximum 3 pages) A description of your institutional expertise/experience with regard to FOSS, along with brief (8-10 lines) description of each major FOSS-related project/programme undertaken so far. (Maximum 4 pages) 1. A description of your linkages and connections with government agencies, civil society organizations, academic organizations, GNU/Linux User Groups, Free Software Foundations and other FOSS researchers and practitioners. (Maximum 2 pages) 2. The ideas and expectations you would bring to the implementation and future development of the information service, the resources your organization would be able to contribute in the medium- and long-term, and a suggested time-frame for transitioning the service, including management of the IOSN portal for the sub-region, and in making it sustainable. (Maximum 6 pages) 3. A brief profile of the individual that would lead this effort in your organization and any other possible members of the team. (Maximum 1 page) 4. NOTE: Expressions of interest will be entertained only from institutions and not individuals. We will acknowledge receipt of all expressions of interest by email but contact only those organizations we take further interest in. List of Countries for South Asia Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Iran Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka List of Countries for ASEAN +3 Brunei Darussalam Cambodia China Indonesia Japan Democratic People's Republic of Korea Republic of Korea Lao PDR Malaysia Mongolia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor Leste Viet Nam List of Countries for the Pacific Australia Cook Islands Fiji Federated States of Micronesia French Polynesia Kiribati Nauru New Caledonia New Zealand Niue Palau Papua New Guinea Republic of Marshall Islands Solomon Islands Tokelau Tonga Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands Tuvalu Vanuatu -- Sunil Abraham Manager su...@ap... www.iosn.net International Open Source Network - Software Freedom for All Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme www.apdip.net Thailand:UNDP Regional Centre, United Nations Service Building 3rd Floor, Rajdamnern Nok Avenue, Bangkok 10200, Thailand Tel: (66-2) 288-1234 Fax: (66-2) 288-3032 India :3rd Floor, 314/1, 7th Cross, Domlur Bangalore - 560 071 Karnataka, India. Mob: (91) 9342201521 Tel: (91-80) 51150580 Fax: (91-80) 51150583. |
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From: Michele P. <mic...@un...> - 2005-09-14 09:25:17
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Hi list, I'm a python developer, and I see your project py-freetype on sf.net, and I am very interested on it, but I have some problems to compile. Can I ask here for some helps or ... Thanks, Michele Italy |
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From: SWAPNIL H. <dre...@ya...> - 2005-09-13 09:01:31
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Hi, > From: Richard M. Stallman <rm...@gn...> > Reply-To: rm...@gn... > To: Sunil Abraham <su...@ap...> > Subject: OCR and spell-checking for Asian scripts > Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 13:33:31 -0400 > > Were you the one who was interested in the status of > spell-checking support and OCR for Asian scripts? > If it wasn't you, do you recall who it was? > > I investigated this question, and found that > GNU aspell can handle nearly all of Unicode, > provided > that a dictionary is available. However, there are > specific problems with a few Asian scripts. > See http://aspell.net/man-html/Unsupported.html. > > Some Asian languages already have dictionaries. > See http://aspell.net/man-html/Supported.html. > Aspell spellchecking dictionaries for Hindi and Marathi have been developed by janabhaaratii team and are available for download (ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/aspell/dict/hi/ and ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/aspell/dict/mr/). These dictionaries are tested to be working in GNOME 2.8 as well as on KDE 3.4). We also have an online application (shabda sanchay) to extract words from user submitted file to be added to dictionary. Due to some problem with NCST server, the application is not working. I will soon mail you the link for the same. regards, Swapnil K Hajare Technical Coordinator, janabhaaratii (www.janabhaaratii.org.in) CDAC Mumbai (formerly NCST) home: http://www.janabhaaratii.org.in/portal/Members/swapnil/ blog: http://dreamil.blogspot.com Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com |
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From: <jit...@vs...> - 2005-09-12 04:39:52
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Please take a look at 203.199.16.202 This is a site under construction and with a limited team (mostly final year project students)and resources. Open to developers to add . The source codes are mostly downloaded from public domain. Whatever else or customisatios, will soon be made availble for download. For comments, suggestions and feature wishlists. jitendra ----- Original Message ----- From: ind...@li... Date: Monday, September 12, 2005 8:48 am Subject: Indic-computing-users digest, Vol 1 #406 - 1 msg > Send Indic-computing-users mailing list submissions to > ind...@li... > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/indic-computing-users > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > ind...@li... > > You can reach the person managing the list at > ind...@li... > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Indic-computing-users digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. OCR and spell-checking for Asian scripts (Sunil Abraham) > > --__--__-- > > Message: 1 > From: Sunil Abraham <su...@ma...> > Reply-To: su...@ma... > To: panl10n <PAN...@ya...>, > indic-computing-users <Ind...@li...> > Organization: Mahiti Infotech Ltd. > Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2005 23:58:54 +0530 > Subject: [Indic-computing-users] OCR and spell-checking for Asian > scripts > > --=-tEoRs3ZgMWiIYS+qINjO > Content-Type: text/plain > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > From: Richard M. Stallman <rm...@gn...> > Reply-To: rm...@gn... > To: Sunil Abraham <su...@ap...> > Subject: OCR and spell-checking for Asian scripts > Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 13:33:31 -0400 > > Were you the one who was interested in the status of > spell-checking support and OCR for Asian scripts? > If it wasn't you, do you recall who it was? > > I investigated this question, and found that > GNU aspell can handle nearly all of Unicode, provided > that a dictionary is available. However, there are > specific problems with a few Asian scripts. > See http://aspell.net/man-html/Unsupported.html. > > Some Asian languages already have dictionaries. > See http://aspell.net/man-html/Supported.html. > > However, OCR is another matter. The best free OCR program is GNU > Ocrad. Its author says that each letter needs to be implemented by > hand--so that implementing a new alphabet is a lot of work. > > He would be willing to act as a guide to whoever wants to > implement a new alphabet, but such a person has to be very capable > in order to do more than just waste his time. > > --=20 > Sunil Abraham, su...@ma... http://www.mahiti.org > 314/1, 7th Cross, Domlur Bangalore - 560 071 Karnataka, INDIA > Ph/Fax: +91 80 51150580. Mob: (91) 9342201521 > UK: (44) 02000000259 > > --=-tEoRs3ZgMWiIYS+qINjO > Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc > Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQBDJHdl0NQ2OQuSjJQRApS6AJ9T9u0Wk5Im0Zpoaz+CRRtKz8vqIwCeMCDt > WxUjrc4LlQLjXurEPFKt8HI= > =qVGD > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > --=-tEoRs3ZgMWiIYS+qINjO-- > > > > > --__--__-- > > _______________________________________________ > Indic-computing-users mailing list http://indic- > computing.sourceforge.net/Ind...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/indic-computing-users > [Other Indic-Computing mailing lists: -devel, -standards, -announce] > > End of Indic-computing-users Digest > |
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From: Sunil A. <su...@ma...> - 2005-09-11 18:21:30
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-------- Forwarded Message -------- From: Richard M. Stallman <rm...@gn...> Reply-To: rm...@gn... To: Sunil Abraham <su...@ap...> Subject: OCR and spell-checking for Asian scripts Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 13:33:31 -0400 Were you the one who was interested in the status of spell-checking support and OCR for Asian scripts? If it wasn't you, do you recall who it was? I investigated this question, and found that GNU aspell can handle nearly all of Unicode, provided that a dictionary is available. However, there are specific problems with a few Asian scripts. See http://aspell.net/man-html/Unsupported.html. Some Asian languages already have dictionaries. See http://aspell.net/man-html/Supported.html. However, OCR is another matter. The best free OCR program is GNU Ocrad. Its author says that each letter needs to be implemented by hand--so that implementing a new alphabet is a lot of work. He would be willing to act as a guide to whoever wants to implement a new alphabet, but such a person has to be very capable in order to do more than just waste his time. --=20 Sunil Abraham, su...@ma... http://www.mahiti.org 314/1, 7th Cross, Domlur Bangalore - 560 071 Karnataka, INDIA Ph/Fax: +91 80 51150580. Mob: (91) 9342201521 UK: (44) 02000000259 |
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From: Sunil A. <su...@ma...> - 2005-09-08 05:57:42
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Dear Colleagues, We have received mails from some individuals and institutions asking us to extend the deadline for public feedback with regard to the FOSS: Open Standards Primer. We have decided to extend the deadline for receiving feedback to 1 October 2005. We hope this will give everybody sufficient time to send us your complete feedback. Also in keeping with the transparent philosophy of the Free/Open Source Software Movement, we are making a small change to our process for public/peer review of our primers. From now we will upload all feedback that we receive to IOSN.NET and also post urls of these pages to the FOSSAP, IOSN-GENERAL and FOSS-PDI mailing list. We hope this will trigger further further discussion that would be of use to the author Dr. Nah Soo Hoe as he incorporates the feedback into the final version of the Primer. Please send all feedback to su...@ap.... Thanks Sunil Abraham Mahiti - International Open Source Network Software Freedom for All Web: www.iosn.net Email: su...@ap... |
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From: Sunil A. <su...@ma...> - 2005-09-05 10:38:58
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Siem Reap (Cambodia), Sept 3 -- Twenty countries joined a three-day Asia Pacific consultation on Free and Open Source Software, which ended Saturday evening on an optimistic note which saw non-proprietorial software playing an increasingly important role in this talent-rich, resource-poor region. In a historic region, home to 12th century temple structures at a town called Siem Reap, Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) campaigners, supporters, funders and officials from across Asia debated the pros and cons of FOSS versus proprietory software. The focus was on development paradigms of FOSS, open content, e-governance, capacity building, localisation, and more. Participants included techies, government officials, educators, professionals using and supporting FOSS, and others. Free software can be used, copied, studied, modified and distributed. It was built by hackers collaborating across cyberspace, starting in the 'eighties, and today is being seen as a boon for the countries of the Asia-Pacific, in view of the otherwise high and unaffordable global prices of software. Cambodian deputy prime minister Sok An, in a speech delivered on his behalf, argued that Free and Open Source Software could help Cambodia to have a "lot of savings in license fees", make software readily available locally and reduce usage costs drastically, eliminate software piracy, and enable Cambodian students to closely study the software code and "understand its behaviour". This event was sponsored by UNDP's Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme, and co-sponsored by the US-headquartered Intel Corporation. Local hosts were Cambodia's National ICT Development Authority (NiDA) and the Open Forum of Cambodia. Shahid Akhtar, the Pakistani-born Canada-educated head of the Bangkok-based UNDP Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme (APDIP), made a short but pointed presentation at the launch of this event. Many developing countries are caught up in a vicious circle of poverty and piracy, said APDIP coordinator Shahid Akhtar, during the conference. "They are too poor to buy proprietory software, resulting in 'piracy' levels of 90% or more in some countries (of the Asia-Pacific region)," he argued. Then, countries cannot clean their act on 'piracy' because they are poor. "Free and Open Source Software provides a way out of this vicious cycle. It also increases the user's control. It also provides a framework for promoting intellectual capital, and achieving the United Nations' Millenium Development Goals (MDGs), which were accepted by countries across the globe", Akhtar commented. Richard Stallman, the founder of the two-decades-old Free Software Foundation, said at the end of the conference: "People here represent a broad spectrum in beliefs and their goals. There are people from both the Free Software and Open Source movements. It looks like we can work together and make programs that ensure users can be in control of the software they use. I've seen a lot of useful things come up here." Building software capacities was also seen as important in a world where this form of FOSS software -- which can be used, copied, studied, modified and redistributed -- is trying to make its dent in schools, universities, IT education, government policies and strategies of global agencies. Localisation -- or translating software into local languages -- was another issue strongly discussed. There were interesting issues that came up about localisation of software into the Khmer language. One of the suggestions to come up was that FOSS needed its "global ambassador" to promote its case. |
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From: Sunil A. <su...@ma...> - 2005-09-02 10:59:07
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Please visit the above for details of the ongoing Free and Open Source Software Asia-Pacific Consultation (FOSSAP II) organised by IOSN.net. FOSSAPII Blog, reporting from Siem Reap, Cambodia * RSS feed of this folder's contents * Send this page to somebody * Print this page * Add to Favorites Keep informed with what's happening at the Free and Open Source Software Asia- pacific Consultation (FOSSAP II) being held from September 1-4, 2005. Link from the Philippines Keep in touch with what's happening in the Philippines, a country which has had a user group going for a decade and more. Surely Asia has a lot to learn from here. http://www.iosn.net/events/fossap-2005/blog/phil An education e-primer, and more Talking about education, if you've not yet come across the IOSN.net education e- primer, then it's probably worth a download. At Siem Reap, Cambodia, participants at FOSSAP-II got freshly-printed copies of this e-primer, together with others on government policy and localisation. http://www.iosn.net/events/fossap-2005/blog/ednprimer In class, fighting the proprietorial tide GNU/Linux in education? If you thought you had heard enough on that front, here's some more. And rightly so. This is indeed an important field that needs to be worked on. Reports from Mongolia, Nepal and Pakistant throw up some interesting links. http://www.iosn.net/events/fossap-2005/blog/classroom Questions coming in from Danese Cooper Questions coming in from Danese Cooper What's the progress being made by countries like India and Vietnam in convicing their citizens and officials about the many benefits of FOSS? Queries from an Open Source diva. http://www.iosn.net/events/fossap-2005/blog/intel Brief link... from Jamil Brief link... from Jamil When I searched Technorati.com for FOSSAP-II, this is a link from Jamil in Bangladesh Browsing some links on Jamil's page took me to the Bangaldesh LUG page (is there some problem with this URL... a google search takes me to this page), screenshots of BanglaOffice and a screenshot of a hack on Mozilla Thunderbird for Bangla localization Baaz Paakhi. http://www.iosn.net/events/fossap-2005/blog/Jamil Two years, two persons... and some impact Two years, two persons... and some impact What do you achieve with a fledging organisation, and a rather limited amount of manpower? Quite a bit, it seems, if you follow the Free Software/Open Source mode of functioning. Or so says the IOSN. http://www.iosn.net/events/fossap-2005/blog/iosn Poverty ... and 'piracy' Poverty ... and 'piracy' Poverty and 'piracy'... that's the vicious circle which the poorer countries of the planet are caught up. Can Free and Open Source Software (FOSS, or FLOSS) provide a way out? The United Nations is taking a closer look at a global movement which was spawned by geeks, decades ago, and for entirely different motivations. http://www.iosn.net/events/fossap-2005/blog/povertypiracy Blogging live... or almost Blogging live... or almost Nice to be at FOSSAP2, meet a whole lot of friends (and, more importantly, persons who one knew earlire largely as email addresses or interesting projects). Most of us reached the venue, in Northern Cambodia, on August 31. By the morning of September 1, the programme got going. Typing in some inputs, while Min Gong of the Chinese Co-Create Association is explaing the history of how FOSS got going, and the challenges it faces in the most populous country of the planet. http://www.iosn.net/events/fossap-2005/blog/Live In Cambodia, the issue is language In Cambodia, the issue is language Free software makes sense to Cambodia because it allows a small country of a little over 13 million to work towards language solutions that are http://www.iosn.net/events/fossap-2005/blog/norbertkleinrelevant to it. It's announced... It's announced...FOSSAP 2 is in early September 2005... in Cambodia. http://www.iosn.net/events/fossap-2005/blog/announced ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Frederick Noronha 784 Near Convent, Sonarbhat SALIGAO GOA India Freelance Journalist TEL: +91-832-2409490 MOBILE: 9822122436 http://fn.swiki.net http://www.livejournal.com/users/goalinks fred at bytesforall.org http://www.bytesforall.org |
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From: Sunil A. <su...@ma...> - 2005-08-26 12:38:05
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Greetings from the University of the South Pacific here in Suva, Fiji Islands! Some of the faculty members and students here have finished a project under an IOSN microgrant to develop a spelling dictionary for the Fijian language. Information from the proposal and the dictionary itself (which has been submitted to OpenOffice) can be found at the following link. http://www.iosn.net/Members/blanke_w/index_html/ Cheers Bill Blanke <blanke_w AT usp.ac.fj> www.usp.ac.fj |
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From: Sunil A. <su...@ma...> - 2005-08-26 09:39:28
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The International Policy Fellowship Program (IPF) of the Open Society Institute has issued its annual call for fellowship proposals. Open Information Policy is one of the program's focal areas this year. Here are details concerning this area, taken from the IPF website at www.soros.org/initiatives/ipf : "Advanced by the internet, alternatives to long-standing intellectual property regimes have created an environment to re-assess the relationship between democracy, open society and new information technologies. The promise of open source technology with respect to civil society and the incalculable leaps in information production by means of open content and weblogs present a new platform for civic participation. Whether and in what form such promises can be realized lies at the basis of the research questions below. * Weblogs & Civic Discourse. How does the rapid expansion of weblogs alter news production and civic discourse? Can it counter ever-increasing concentration of ownership in the traditional mass media? How do traditional notions of editorial standards and journalistic professionalism apply to this new medium? Is the 'blogosphere' an enhancement of the public sphere, or does it threaten its disintegration? * Open Content & Sustainability. Open Access publishing is revolutionizing scientific publishing. New alternative licensing systems like Creative Commons support decentralized information production, by making it easier for creators to share and permit re-use and modification of their work, while retaining certain rights. What are the business models that are developing around these commons-based models of sharing freely online? These cases are by and large un-documented and seem to contrast starkly with well-established economic and legal norms that rest on notions of scarcity, exclusivity and controlled access. * Open Content & Standards. Wikipedia, a freely available encyclopedia, is a visible and widely cited example of collaborative, distributed knowledge production enabled by the Internet. Such models seem to have great promise for more equitable access to knowledge; yet they also run the risk of dispensing with editorial standards. How can quality standards emerge in a distributed environment? Are they robust enough to be relied upon? * Open Source: Ownership and Control of Communications Technology. Communications technology (both hardware and software, and the standards on which most communications networks are based) is a key part of today's infrastructure for civil society engagement. How do the different models of ownership and control of the knowledge underlying this infrastructure (expressed in technology standards and software, either open or proprietary) affect access and participation by civil society, in particular, civil society in developing countries? * Intellectual Property & Access to Knowledge: The case of Free Trade Agreements. Intellectual property laws are a powerful instrument for controlling access to knowledge, and in some cases to restrict free speech. New standards shaped by rich-country interests are now being globalized and imposed on poorer countries. In recent years, bilateral Free Trade Agreements have become an important part of this process. How do those free trade agreements undermine the rule of law and basic principles of democratic lawmaking in countries around the world that are signing these agreements?" *________________________________________________________________________* *CALL FOR PROPOSALS* *INTERNATIONAL POLICY FELLOWSHIPS, 2006-2007* *All applications must be submitted online by September 20, 2005 from_ __www.soros.org/initiatives/ipf_ * *________________________________________________________________________* The International Policy Fellowships (IPF) program is calling for applications for 2006-2007 fellowships. Launched in 1998 and affiliated with the Open Society Institute and the Center for Policy Studies (CPS) of the Central European University in Budapest, these fellowships support analytical policy research in pursuance of open society goals such as the rule of law, democratic elections, diverse and vigorous civil societies, and respect for minorities. Each year the IPF program invites research proposals that address critical issues in the development of open societies. Successful applicants will demonstrate originality, sound project design and the strong likelihood that their project may lead to significant impact on policy. The IPF program seeks to enhance the quality of policy research in the countries where the Soros Network operates, throughout Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and Mongolia, as well as Africa, South and Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. It places strong emphasis on independent research that is both rigorous and appreciative of practical implications. Analysis and evaluation of existing policy contexts should be based on explicit criteria and fellows should be able to communicate their ideas and findings in a variety of professional and public settings. *Applicants are encouraged to submit individual, practical and policy-oriented research proposals in the following subject areas. The product of each fellowship will be a detailed analysis of a major issue to be published in English and translated into other languages:* *2006-7 Fellowship Issue Areas: General Framework: New Frontiers of Democratic Politics* * *The Challenge of Wider Europe* * *Open Society Promotion in Predominantly Muslim Societies* * *Combating Open Society Threats* * *Combating the Resource Curse * * *Roma Exclusion * * *Open Information Policy * *Main Terms of the International Policy Fellowship Award* * Fellows receive supervision and support from a senior policy analyst * Fellows are invited to Budapest in April 2006 for initial orientation to the program * Optional specialized policy research and advocacy training courses in Budapest * Monthly stipends commensurate with local salaries * Budget for reasonable research, communications, travel, publication and advocacy costs * Discretionary funding for conference participation *How to Apply* Applicants should carefully complete the online application form found at www.soros.org/initiatives/ipf, which includes a project summary, research proposal (maximum 4 pages), and a resume/CV including a list of publications. Applicants may also include a letter of reference from an affiliated organization and a writing sample on the chosen topic. Those who have no possibility to access the Internet should send an e-mail to fe...@os... to discuss alternate application solutions. Applications sent by mail, fax or e-mail will not be considered unless given prior approval from IPF staff. Applications must be submitted online by* September 20, 2005*. IPF does not consider late applications. |
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From: Guntupalli K. <kar...@in...> - 2005-08-13 11:58:08
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Hi all, We will be having a online IRC meet , #indlinux, irc.freenode.net . Agenda would be discussing the pre-event activities & agenda Indic Devel Meet Keep track of the meet at - http://www.indlinux.org/wiki/index.php/IndicDevelMeet Karunakar -- ************************************* * Work: http://www.indlinux.org * * Blog: http://cartoonsoft.com/blog * ************************************* |
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From: Guntupalli K. <kar...@in...> - 2005-08-09 23:22:56
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Hi all, There has been a change in the dates of the meet. Dates: 12th-15th September 2005 Venue: Homi Bhabha Center for Science Education, Mumbai. Agenda & schedule is being worked at http://www.indlinux.org/wiki/index.php/IndicDevelMeet Primary objective of the meet is to have a sharing of knowledgebase among localization teams & working on some problems being faced which could be solved during 4 day the meet. This meet is not a talk & attend type, but a hacking session kind where participants will be working on solving some localization problems as outlined in the agenda. To register for the meet please send a mail to feedback AT indlinux.org in the format below. Registration for Indic Developer Meet ------------------------------------- Name: L10n/Lang team: Team working with or affiliated to. Organization working for: Email: Phone: Address: Place: Profile: about urself & ur work related to Indic. Expertise: What skills/expertise you would like to share, experience from any problems you solved. topic for a session you would like to take etc. Problems: Any problems related to L10n you have faced and looking for a solution. Expectations: What you intend to learn from the meet. Please give details on all the fields and send mail to fee...@in... Karunakar -- ************************************* * Work: http://www.indlinux.org * * Blog: http://cartoonsoft.com/blog * ************************************* |
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