[Fsf-india] Malayalam computing...

Arun M arun@freedevelopers.net
Wed, 24 Apr 2002 19:52:07 +0530


On Wed, Apr 24, 2002 at 02:41:11PM +0530, Frederick Noronha wrote:
> APDIP, an organisation linked to the UNDP, has just approved a project
> with Government of Kerala Industries Secretary Ajay Kumar to work on
> Malayalam's use in computing. I'm not sure, but think there's a GNU/Linux 
> component too. Does anyone have details? FN

   It is a free software based project. Aims to develop Malayalam
Desktop Platform. Industries department is starting to use a lot 
of Free Software. 

Mr Ajay Kumar is very much interested in the local language computing
and hope that will help getting Free Software into Government. 

arun