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IndLinux - The Indian Linux project was started with the aim to localise Linux to Indian Languages.
IndLinux project was started with the aim to localise Linux to Indian languages. Sarai has been supporting this effort through FLOSS fellowships & language technology project.
in December 1999, since then it has come a long way to achive a complete Indian language desktop. Early IndLinux efforts were concentrated on building a knowledge base for Indic localization and building support at the base level - input (keyboard) , display (fonts), locale etc. After achieving basic Hindi language support, the effort progressed to bring support for more languages and also incubating new language teams, the fruits of which resulted in having ten language teams by 2004. Meanwhile Hindi localization progressed by releasing Hindi versions of GNOME and KDE desktops. Since 2003 IndLinux with support from Sarai as fellowships and workshops, complete Hindi localization. Hindi translation review workshop were organized with the aim to achieve a standardized terminology for Hindi translations. Also Sarai FLOSS fellowships helped achieve mature level of translations in GNOME, KDE and OpenOffice.
Read IndLinux Saga for more about history of IndLinux and Indic Localization
in December 1999, since then it has come a long way to achive a complete Indian language desktop. Early IndLinux efforts were concentrated on building a knowledge base for Indic localization and building support at the base level - input (keyboard) , display (fonts), locale etc. After achieving basic Hindi language support, the effort progressed to bring support for more languages and also incubating new language teams, the fruits of which resulted in having ten language teams by 2004. Meanwhile Hindi localization progressed by releasing Hindi versions of GNOME and KDE desktops. Since 2003 IndLinux with support from Sarai as fellowships and workshops, complete Hindi localization. Hindi translation review workshop were organized with the aim to achieve a standardized terminology for Hindi translations. Also Sarai FLOSS fellowships helped achieve mature level of translations in GNOME, KDE and OpenOffice.
Read IndLinux Saga for more about history of IndLinux and Indic Localization