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Contact: smrpnm@yahoo.com
Contact: smrpnm@yahoo.com
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This may help: PuppyLinux localization just had success with Tamil. See the PuppyLinux [http://www.murga.org/~puppy/viewtopic.php?p=59343#59343 Forum]. You may find that [http://puppylinux.org Puppy] is very much suitable for NGO work.
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[[http://www.indlinux.org/ IndLinux]] is working on a Tamil distribution of Linux. Several Free Tamil fonts are readily available, including the [[Ankur fonts]] and [[Code2000]].
[[http://www.indlinux.org/ IndLinux]] is working on a Tamil distribution of Linux. Several Free Tamil fonts are readily available, including the [[Ankur fonts]] and [[Code2000]].

Revision as of 12:45, 28 July 2006

Name Tamil Nadu Software Professionals
Language Tamil
Location Chennai, crossing into Sri Lanka
About 120+ software professionals across different companies
Current work Started translating Ubuntu GNU/Linux into Tamil
Contact info Amachu.techie; smrpnm@yahoo.com
Inspiration http://sevabharathi.org/


Hi,

This is just an initiative.

We are a group of Software Professionals located in Chennai, the Capital city of Tamil Nadu, India.

We have a total number of 120+ software professionals across different companies.

Visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/samarpanam/

Our plan is to take technology to the masses.

We have now crossed borders to reach Srilanka and has initated to start translating Ubuntu GNU/ Linux to Tamil.

Visit: http://wiki.ubuntu.com/TamilTeam

we are inspired by Sevabharathi an NGO in India.

Visit: http://sevabharathi.org/

We would like to take up this OLPC initiative to the masses of Tamil Nadu to begin with and then wish to expand it to whole of India.

Contact: smrpnm@yahoo.com


This may help: PuppyLinux localization just had success with Tamil. See the PuppyLinux Forum. You may find that Puppy is very much suitable for NGO work.


[IndLinux] is working on a Tamil distribution of Linux. Several Free Tamil fonts are readily available, including the Ankur fonts and Code2000.


Update: Coaching classes for Students on GNU/Linux started in T Nagar, Chennai. Total participants:7 We plan to first inculcate the computer knowledge in our students and once the Laptop is released officially we plan to hand it over to them.