[Indic-dev] Updates
Radhakrishnan CV
indic-dev@tug.org
28 Oct 2002 09:14:20 +0530
Here are some development updates from Trivandrum:
1. Rajkumar has been successfull in writing down the Omega Translation
Process (OTP) for Malayalam script. Preliminary test runs have
given expected results. Still fine tuning remains to be done, he is
getting assistance from the Omega developers list, especially
Roozbeh and Behdad of FarsiTeX are extremely helpful. I hope that
Rajkumar will be able to make the release before the end of this
week.
2. AJ Alex has written all the map files for the newly acquired free
font in Malayalam viz., Keli. He has written a beautiful
documentation as well, created a 30 page test document with Keli. I
have seen the pdf which is really a remarkable effort and at par
with any good document with fine typographical quality. The bug
fixed version, I expect, could be released before this weekend.
3. sarovar.org, the free software/open source development site from
Linuxense is now being worked on. The setup work might entail a
period of three weeks at the latest. You can just visit
http://sarovar.org
where you can see the welcome page now.
4. The discussions about the first TeX based microenterprise is going
on in an extremely promising fashion, which means, we will be able
to setup the pilot project running within two months time. I guess,
along with this, we might be able to setup a training center for
TeX and other free/open software in Techopark where people around
the country can come and get trained.
5. Can anyone suggest ways of getting funds for building the
infrastructure for this training center? Of course, TUGIndia will
put in whatever is left from the TUG2002, but that is not
sufficient at all. We might need at least 6 to 8 lakh rupees to
setup a facility for training 15 to 20 people at a time.
Comments welcome.
--
Radhakrishnan