[Indic-computing-users] Re: Elx Linux... an Indian product

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Is Indix the same thing as IndLinux's initative described below...? FN

On Wed, 9 Apr 2003, in...@el... wrote:

> Hi Frederick,
> 
> We are happy to inform you that we are currently  including indix in  ELX powerdesktop  ,  in a months time ELX will be supporting indix .
> 
> Rgds
> Meena

>From fr...@by... Wed Apr  9 22:43:49 2003

http://linuxpr.com/releases/5732.html
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   IndLinux.org announces launch of Hindi interface for computers 
     Apr 3rd, 12:19 UTC 

   IndLinux.org's Milan software enables Hindi users to use computers in
   their own language, a major leap forward in bringing the benefits of
   information technology to Indian masses

   IndLinux.org announced the launch of IndLinux Milan v0.37, a Hindi
   interface to Gnome, the graphical user interface (GUI) of the
   GNU/Linux operating system. The software is available as a free
   download from the Web site www.indlinux.org. With IndLinux Milan v0.37
   installed, those who can read and write Hindi can now use computers in
   their own language.

   The organization said that this is a major step forward in bringing
   the benefits of information technology to the 400 million people who
   speak the Hindi language. Prakash Advani, co-founder of IndLinux.org
   said that the organization has been working on localizing the
   GNU/Linux operating system to Hindi for the last three years.
   Localization involves changing the menus and other elements of the
   graphic user interface from English to Hindi.

   "Hindi is the third largest language in the world, yet there are no
   operating systems available in this language. IndLinux.org therefore
   decided to make Hindi support available for free to create a
   revolution in Indian Language Computing," said Advani.

   As the world becomes increasingly digitized, Indian Language audiences
   need to be brought into the mainstream of the digital revolution so
   that they can also reap the socio-economic benefits of information
   technology. The IndLinux Milan software is expected to plug a critical
   gap in the market, since popular operating systems and software are
   available only in English which is spoken by a mere five percent of
   India.

   IndLinux Milan v0.37 works on Red Hat Linux v8.0 and the organization
   is working on porting it to other distributions of the GNU/Linux
   operating system. Advani said that they chose the name Milan (Hindi
   for "Union") because it signifies the inclusion of India's Hindi
   speaking masses into the mainstream of the digital age.

   As the cost of computers fall, the biggest bottleneck to the
   widespread use of computers is the availability of Indian language
   software. By making the software available free of cost, Indlinux.org
   hopes that information technology will reach each and every part of
   India. IndLinux.org is a voluntary, non-profit effort that has been
   supported by Netcore Solutions Pvt. Ltd, a Mumbai-based technology
   company. After having localized GNU/Linux to Hindi, the organization
   hopes to localize the GUI to Marathi, Gujarati and other Indian
   languages.

   To download the Milan software (a 1.5MB download) click on
   [3]www.indlinux.org/downloads/index.php. Screenshots and pictures of
   the operating system can be downloaded from
   [4]www.indlinux.org/hindi/gnome/gnome20.html.

   For more details, contact:

   Prakash Advani,
   Co-founder, IndLinux.org,
   C/o Netcore Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
   402, Peninsula Chambers (Morarjee Mills Compound),
   Ganpat Rao Kadam Marg,
   Lower Parel (W), Mumbai 400 013.
   Tel: +91 22-5662 8000 Mobile: +91-98202 82922
   Fax: +91 (22) 56628134
   E-mail: prakash1 at netcore.co.in
   Web: [5]www.indlinux.org
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   (Submitted by [6]Prakash Advani of [7]FreeOS)

> Frederick Noronha (FN) wrote:
> >
> >Dear friends at Elx: Thanks for the copies of your CDs, which I am yet to 
> >evaluate here, but am intent on understanding why your product has got 
> >such good reviews overseas (among the top ten on www.distrowatch.com when 
> >last checkec) and is yet so little known in India.
> >
> >I do wish we would do more justice to home-grown efforts.
> >
> >While on this point, you probably know that the IndLinux project has come 
> >out with a Hindi version of Gnome. Would it not be possible for Elx to 
> >become the first distro in the world to include this officially as part of 
> >its CD? You would be doing all of us, and the effort to spread computing 
> >across the second-most populous country on the planet. Above all, perhaps 
> >it would make good business sense too. FN
> >
> >PS: Please see the Indic Computing network on Sourceforge.net for a whole 
> >lot of Indian language computing solutions and attempts. Perhaps we knokw 
> >much less than what is happening across India. It's great to see so many 
> >different language groups and specialists collaborating with each other...
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