[Indic-computing-users] LinuxBangalore2002... education/IndicComputing

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

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This note has been sent out to the LB2002 mailing list. Could you get
involved in some way please? FN
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Message: 6
   Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 10:10:53 +0530 (IST)
   From: Frederick Noronha <fr...@by...>
Subject: One suggestion...

Don't know if this went thru, so excuse me if it's a repeat.

How about LB2002 having special sessions on (i) GNU/Linux in education and
(ii) Indian language solutions?

These are two key areas, and quite some work has been done.

Maybe a panel on education could be set up with participation from Delhi,
Goa, Kerala. Indic solutions would easily get participants -- Karunakar
knows all the links.

Organisers, please give it a thought. FN

PS: Have sent out a brief note about the LB2002 website to many LUGs
accessible via Yahoogroups. Recently, I read a Finland study saying that
Europe has 207 LUGs, North America 164, Asia 63, South America 50 and
Africa just 11. Looks like the Asia figure is a gross under-estimate. In
India itself, one can count at least fifty, even if some are tiny groups
and not so active.... does anyone have a comprehensive list? How many are 
there in Karnataka? Besides Bangalore, am aware of Mangalore and MyLug
(Mysore?). A new one has also been set up in Belgaum, and we in Goa are
in contact. It's at Gogte College, Gulbarga and other places are listed,
but are they active still? A bit off-topic... but maybe relevant for the
organisers too.

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L i n u x  Bangalore / 2002
Technology for a Free World
December 3/4/5, 2002
http://linux-bangalore.org/2002/
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