[Indic-computing-users] Interesting debate...

[Frederick N. (FN) <fr...@by...>]

>From Mahesh T Pai <pai...@vs...>


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Frederick Noronha (FN) said on Fri, Jun 27, 2003 at 01:00:30PM +0530,:

 > Nice, but not good enough, says Vijay Kumar Malhotra, a former director for

(snip)
 
 > to the core of computers rather than just the face.

The  approach by  the guys  at  indlinux.org takes  language far  more
'deeper' into  the OS than this.  Language enabling is  much more than
mere translation of help files, enabling fonts, and input methods. The
KBIPS is directly involved with FSF  - India (at least, that is what I
understand -  about FSF - India's involvement)  for enabling Malayalam
on GNU/Linux systemms.

 > And with Word too, not just Hindi as an option but with Hindi built into the
 > core system. So that right from the menu bar with its options of 'file',
 > 'view', 'help' and what not, everything will be in Hindi.

ditto.

 
 > Now his team is working to introduce sorting facilities in Hindi, according
 > to the Hindi alphabet.

I think this is already available in at least Malayalam. I am not sure
aout Hindi.

 > auto-correct facility and templates already in Hindi.

 > Malhotra is in London these days to take possible uses of Hindi further. One
(snip)
 > That is taking him to Hindi learning centres in Britain to study needs, and

Why?? Have the they stopped using hindi North of the vindhyas???
 
 > "The new applications will also be a major new tool for e-governance in
 > India," Malhotra says. "Programmes for promoting this have been launched in
 > Haryana, Uttaranchal, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. This is a big new
 > field."

 > The Indian government is tying up with Microsoft to develop Hindi further in
 > Microsoft systems, he says.

Aha.  Pity.   Will the  govt.  pay  a fraction of  what they  pay this
monopoly to  the indlinux  team?  I AM  NOT RELATED WITH  THE INDLINUX
TEAM. But, I believe that the  indlinux team has spent far less during
its  entire existence that  what that  company has  spent on  a single
foreign  jaunt  for  its  team   leader/s.   Not  that  I  grudge  the
individuals'  benefits; but  I  cannot help  reacting  when the  govt.
subsidises efforts,  fruits will  be controlled by  private corporates
while giving  a cold shoulder to  efforts which would  be under public
control, like the KBIPS' project.




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