IndLinux.org launches Hindi interface for computers

Indian Linux — Sat, 12 Apr 2003 11:12:34 -0000

IndLinux.org announces launch of Hindi interface for computers

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 http://www.indlinux.org/downloads/index.php. Screenshots and pictures of the operating system can be downloaded from http://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: http://www.indlinux.org

IndLinux Hindi v0.37 released

Indian Linux — Sat, 15 Feb 2003 11:17:26 -0000

IndLinux Hindi v0.37 released

IndLinux Hindi Gnome release contains all what is needed to work on
Gnome 2 in Hindi. It contains required fonts ( in fonts/ ) , keymaps
( keymaps/ ) and hindi translations for Gnome 2 ( trans/ ).

What you can do now:
- View and type Hindi in Gnome 2 applications - eg gedit, gnumeric, glade etc.
- Use some Gnome 2 applications with Hindi interface -eg gedit, gconf-editor,
balsa, anjuta2, nautilus

Work in progress:
- Hindi translations for Gnome extra & fifth-toe applications
- Desktop menu translations

Download it from
http://www.indlinux.org/downloads/index.php

or directly from
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/indlinux/IndLinux-Hindi-0.37.tar.gz?download

Read release, installation and usage notes at
http://www.indlinux.org/doc/IndLinux-Hindi-0.37-README.txt

Comments, Suggestions ie all kinds of feedback welcome

Thanks
IndLinux team
http://www.indlinux.org

Gnome 2.x Hindi update

Indian Linux — Wed, 12 Feb 2003 08:49:05 -0000

Gnome hindi page now has gallery of screenshots .
Gnome 2.0 on Redhat 8.0
http://www.indlinux.org/hindi/gnome/gnome20.html
Gnome 2.2 on Redhat 7.3
http://www.indlinux.org/hindi/gnome/gnome22.html

Gnome 2.2 for Redhat 8.0 and Mandrake 9.0 will also be up soon.

Hindi translators : Ambuj Varshney, Anurag Seetha & team, Karunakar,
Satish Harode

Current stats
T F U %
Gnome core 4563 657 6812 37.92
Gnome extras 457 58 11568 3.78
Gnome fifth-toe 784 184 13661 5.36
T - translate , F - fuzzy , U - untranslated
In overall tally we are ranked at #38.
80% or more of Gnome core make a language into supported category in
Gnome ( http://www.gnome.org/i18n/ )

Current targets for translation : gnome-panel, gnome-applets,
gnome-games, gnome-control-center,gdm2 , metacity

By weekend we will have PO compendium ( basically a collection of all
translations ) created & used to generate first cut translations of all
POT files in Gnome. (This will improve the stats by atleast 10% :-)

To volunteer for translations join in at http://www.indlinux.org/hindi/gnome/

Gnome Hindi Coordinator

Gnome 2 Hindi translations

Indian Linux — Sat, 11 May 2002 14:26:02 -0000

Gnome 2 Hindi translation is in full swing, already set of pots from Gnome core have been translated and included in Gnome CVS. Target is to have atleast Gnome Core translated before Gnome Final release.
See more at www.indlinux.org/hindi/gnome
To volunteer join in at
http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/indlinux-hindi-gnome

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