[Indic-computing-users] Debate from ILUG-Chennai mailing list

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

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Message: 1
From: BGanesh <bg...@vs...>
Organization: Sunya
To: Bharathi S <bha...@la...>,
   Indian Linux User Group - Chennai <il...@ae...>
Subject: Re: [Ilugc] Indian Language support under Linux / X
Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2002 13:31:10 +0530

Hello,

> > IndLinux - Indian GNU/Linux project has done an amazing job.  The
> > screenshots are.. man impressive... :)

	I must admist they look nifty.

>   Our patch for GNU/Linux Kernel 2.2.17 (old :) )is presently
>   available in the above.
>
>   Similarly Solutions for X-Window is also available.
>
>   Both soluction are NOT depend any Encoding and Font solution. i.e
>   User can use any type of encoding (ISCII, Unicode, TSCII,...) and
>   any fonts.

I took a look at the site, and it is an answer to the problem, but I 
wouldn't think of it as a /solution/. IMHO, a solution must be based on 
standards, which will make it implementable (are the patches accepted into 
the X tree? kernel tree?). 

At some stage we need to have a standard for Indian languages, and adhere to 
it. There must be some convergence on this, say encodings for instance. Which 
might be right forum to bring this up? I know that the DOE has set ISCII as 
its standard, and I think it is the right direction to proceed in. Opinions?

best regards
BGa
-- 
We will find a way, or we will make one - Hannibal

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