[Fsf-friends] Re: Contacts in Chennai, and other issues

FN fred@bytesforall.org
Wed, 26 Feb 2003 01:29:45 +0530 (IST)


Jaya, my friends at the Free Software Forum-India are committed to working 
towards Indian language solutions. I'll send across your query to them. FN

On Tue, 25 Feb 2003, C.P. Jayalakshmi wrote:


> Hi Fred,
> 
> I was wondering if you know of people whom I can meet and network on Linux 
> and other Open Source networking partners, especially for use in the 
> NGO/development sector.
> 
> Are you aware that Bellanet has been one of the key technical partners in 
> the development and management of D-Groups, a collaboration platform 
> written in open source softwares ( XML and Post Nuke). There are over a 100 
> lists that are now operating under the d-groups platform.
> 
> We were keen to make such capability available in local languages, say 
> Hindi or Tamil or Chinese, and we would be keen to partner with agencies 
> that are involved in it.
> 
> May be you can make a request posting in your list , and give us your 
> references and contacts.
> 
> Thanks for taking out the time.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jaya
> 
> PS. I certainly wanted to meet with Prof. Ashok Jhunjunwala, do you have 
> his contact email, phone, etc?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> C.P. Jayalakshmi
> Senior Program Specialist
> Bellanet International Secretariat
> 250 Albert St. 5th Floor
> Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6M1 Canada
> (PO Box 8500, Ottawa ON K1G 3H9 Canada)
> Tel: (613) 236-6163 X 2526  Fax: (613)-238-7230
> Email: jchittoor@bellanet.org    Web: www.bellanet.org
> 

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