[Indic-computing-users] Re: Promoting First Free 100% Tamil OS (Linux)

[Frederick N. <fr...@by...>]

Bala, We had a meeting in Bangalore and are keen to take forward the
localisation, with a number of initiatives going ahead on GNU/Linux
too. We need your help. RMS could you give us some more useful
pointers? It appears that we don't have sufficient links with those
working on GNU/Linux i18n outside of India. Who are the useful people to
get in touch with? FN
PS: The note below pertains to the recent Mandrake breakthrough with Tamil

On Mon, 16 Sep 2002, Bala Pillai wrote:


> Anpulla Singapore Anbu,
> 
> Mikka nandri for such rapid translation work on this monumental success by
> Singapore-based Prabu on the 100% Tamil Computer OS. With your deed, you add
> to our collective online collaboration successes and help extinguish the
> unprofessional voices of despair, excuses and hopelessness that many like to
> echo ad nauseaum.
> 
> Can I suggest a little incremental effort-great gain initiative?
> 
> I reminded Harish Pillay, the President of Singapore Linux User Groups to
> prominently feature this at the Linux conference next month in Singapore -
> see http://www.lugs.org.sg . And to rope in the Singapore Tamil press for
> this newsworthy release. And aim the publicity to get lots more Tamil youth
> in Singapore to provide mind resources for continued Tamil Linux/Tamildom
> Everyware work. Harish had already asked the organising committee to do so.
> 
> Now chances are the Organising Committee is pressed for time, and is nowhere
> as action-passionate (understandably so), priority-wise about Tamil Linux as
> Prabu, you and me are. Thus:-
> 
> (a) phone Prabu and Harish and the three of you meet up
> 
> (b) let Tamil Murasu Kunalan know 100% Tamil Linux OS (mention that I asked
> you to contact him)
> 
> (c) work out with Harish or his nominee, how best it can be featured at the
> Linux Conference - perhaps he can point some Tamil computing students nodal
> relationships at NUS/Nantech to assist you
> 
> (d) online assist Chennai Maharajan as he comes to grips with how
> significant this is and how big of a step it is in our direction towards
> "Tamildom Everyware".
> 
> (e) load up your document onto the Files Section of Erumbugal and make every
> Tamil group on and off the Net aware of it. While mentioning that it will be
> one of the highlights at the Singapore Linux conference (offer this added
> publicity for the conference as a carrot to get the organisers to agree),
> send out emails and get someone in the locality to phone follow-up with
> press folks. In particular Tamil press bridges like Chennai Dr Bose,
> Dinakaran Vanangamudi, Manorama Press etc Sivalingam, Hindu Biz IT Murali,
> Vikatan Vaasan, Colombo Jeyatheepan, Toronto Giritharan (I have more
> relationships -- mention my name and you will have greater response cos I
> have earned my track record). Perhaps you can find someone in Erumbugal or
> prospect one to be our PR point man/woman in Chennai.
> 
> Do above, keep Erumbugal posted and I will suggest more connections,
> processes and steps. And while doing this, you will be building valuable
> relationships for your and Tamil's future as well as learning by doing the
> power and foibles of strategic online <--> offline collaboration.
> 
> anpudan../bala
> ba...@ta...
> 
> p.s. if you want PR success, be thick-skin :-)
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sethu Ramalingam, Anbu Chezhian <anb...@cg...>
> To: <ta...@ta...>; <e-u...@ya...>;
> <eru...@ya...>; <kal...@ya...>;
> <tam...@ya...>; <tam...@ya...>
> Cc: 'prabu anand' <pra...@ya...>
> Sent: Monday, September 16, 2002 7:15 AM
> Subject: [tamil] Tamil Linux - Oru Arimugam...
> 
> 
> > Nanbargalae,
> >
> > Tamil Linux patri Tamilil oru siriya arimugam...
> >
> >  <<tamilinux-anbu.pdf>>
> > Endrendrum Anbudan,
> > Anbu. S
> > Singapore.
> 
>