Re: [Indic-computing-devel] Re: [Indlinux-gujarati] My introduction and Debian-IN

[Vijay P. S. A. <vi...@ek...>]

Dear Koshy & devel,

Joseph Koshy wrote:

>>Nepal & Bangladesh). The regional groups would be taking up resource 
>>building in each language  and form teams of volunteers to take up
>>these 
>>issues through workshops, meetings, training sessions, conferences
>>etc.
>>    
>>
>
>The idea of formation of regional groups did come up in the first
>workshop.  However, what didn't get clarified was how the efforts 
>of these groups would tie into the Indic-Computing project.
>
>If there is a concrete plan to feed the knowledge being gathered
>into the Handbook or TechMap, so that this knowledge becomes
>widely available to the Indic developer community, then I can 
>see great value in these efforts.
>
You have raised the right issue and recalled the plan completely right. 
Yes! the plan is to have these regional groups to contribute in 
development of resource for the particular language for the handbook and 
techmap. But if we see then these type of associations (formal & 
informal) are already there in some of the regions, the only problem at 
there end is lack of common/standard help, they need some guidance and 
learning from other indic regional groups.

>
>If instead, the aim is to conduct workshops and meets for a 
>select few, and not to add to the body of Indic knowledge 
>in the public domain, then these groups would be similar to the 
>other technical cliques you see dotting the Indic landscape.
>
The aim of the regional workshop/consultation/training sessions/meetings 
should be to identify problem, stakeholders and developers who can 
contribute in development of the resources as mentioned above. Regional 
group would help in achieving this and would give voice/feedback to 
Indic-Computing group for suggestion and technical help, while sharing 
there development with the wider community.

>
>Take the example of the font workshop that was held in March: the
>knowledge shared there isn't in the Handbook because nobody
>contributed it.  So, if a developer missed attending this
>workshop; tough luck :(.
>
On the Indic-font workshop held in March, some of the presentation and 
notes were put on a CD and given to participants along with 
tools/softwares/guidelines/whitepapers for development of fonts. The CD 
is available with <ki...@de...>, however I agree that none of 
the inputs got into the handbook, may be now we can take up and request 
the presenters to contribute, I could also write on this, and those who 
read this and participated could come back with there contribution in 
the relevant section of the handbook.

>
>We should be thinking of educating our 3 million plus developers; 
>not just 30-odd attendees per workshop.  One of the focii of the
>Indic-Computing project is to help the Indic developer community
>bootstrap itself[1].  
>
True and we have to work hard to achieve the goal, and for this 
development of handbook and techmap on a much faster track is very 
essential.

>
>If this is not a core goal of the 'consortium' you are talking 
>about, could you please explain the value that the consortium adds
>to the community?  Perhaps I'm missing something ...
>  
>
I would put the values of the consortium the same as values of me and 
you and all members on the list or working for Indic-Computing, there 
pain and struggle define the values. What ever structure evolves should 
be reflecting these values.

best

vijay