[Indic-computing-devel] Tools for localisation and Localisation

[jnshah <jit...@vs...>]

Dear Sasikumar,
May I request you to let us have some idea of what has been done so far 
and what is being planned.
Some of us have been in the job for years and are aware of NCST's 
activities too.
Of late the impression is that there are no developments at NCST. It is 
heartening to note that your efforts are going on, and it  seem to 
suggest that there is some activity.May we all know what kind. Are these 
activities put on the site. Any meetings have been held which, obviously 
, I don't seem to know.
I appreciate your emphasis on tool development for localisation rather 
than actual localisation as many of us seem to be emphasising so far. It 
woyuld be nice to know at least broadly , which areas have been 
identified by your initiative for tool development.
I would also like to know who all are working in this area.
I am sure many others in indic language computing would like to know 
this. They may also expect me to know more as my association with C-DAC 
is expected to materialise by many on this matter. Hence I am CCing this 
to them.
I will certainly fill the form you have sent but my info is already on 
our website www.indictrans.org

jitendra




 M Sasikumar wrote:

>Hi,
>
>As mentioned in the initial announcement, with the help of IOSN, we
>are aiming to create a toolkit which explains the process and the required
>resources as well as providing a compilation of software tools which can
>be used to ease the process.  The approach is to compile the various
>scattered sources of information and present them in a coherent form
>for new users to pick up momentum fast.
>
>We are grateful to all of you for your interest in the list. To start the
>process, here is a small questionnaire to formally gather information
>on your relative areas of expertise within localisation, and to gauge
>the availability of relevant information that we can borrow/use.
>
>+++ Your Name:
>
>+++ Are you involved directly in any localisation work? If no, you may skip to
>*** below in the questionnaire.
>
>+++ Please specify the language(s) you are working on.
>
>+++ URL on which we can find more information on the projects you are
>involved in:
>
>+++ What software(s) have you (or your team) already localised? Please
>include which version and any other relevant detail.
>
>+++ Briefly describe the approach taken for localisation
>
>***
>+++ Do you have or know-of any documentation which will be useful for
>localisation efforts? This may include material on fonts/encoding/how-to
>guides/documented experiences/etc. If so, please list.
>
>Note: This is a first level survey, and we will circulate back the
>information collected in the process. We will next pick up specific
>software and then get into more detail.
>
>Thank you for your time, patience and help.
>
>- Sasi
>
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