[Indic-computing-users] Working Groups

[Tapan S. P. <ta...@ya...>]

I propose we form different Working Groups to take forward
indic-computing effort.  I think each of the working groups should be
led by one member of us to try to find other people to join and to
direct the effort.  Here are some possible Working Groups I see and who
could be involved in them.  Sorry if I left anyone out, but feel free to
join in.  I wasnt taking notes at the workshop ;).

Working Groups
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* Technical Projects Working Group - Organize the various technology
projects, including directing and bringing together the various software
localisation groups, particularly those disparate ones working on
GNU/Linux.  Also would be working closely on technology map.
Members: Arun M, Karunakar, Keyur Schroff, Koshy, Pankaj, Rajkumar,
Tapan 

* Languages Working Group - Organize different linguistic resource
groups to take a lead in localisation, translation, standards, etc. 
Would also be working very closely on linguistic handbook.
Members: Karunakar, Nagarjuna, Ravi Kant, KGP, Durgesh Rao, Vijay, Koshy
(for handbook publishing)

* OpenType Font Development Group - Work towards the development of
freely available, quality Indic Language Open Type Fonts in all
languages.
Members: Karunakar, KGP, Nagarjuna, Arun M, Rajkumar, Dr. Pavanaja

* Users Working Group - Document the needs of the various User
Communities.  Present clear specifications, bugs and requirements to the
rest of the indic-computing community.
Members: Sunil, Vijay, Ashish, Ravi Kant

* Linguistics Group - Look at various deeper issues that arise out of
the Languages Working Group, to identify better and more appropriate
translations, encodings, representations etc.
Members: Kalika (Kalika - We need more linguists!  Where does one find
them?)

Anyway that is a start.  I am trying to arrange a server where we can
run mailman ourselves so eventually we can form sub-mailing lists for
each of these Working Groups.  

-- Tapan