[libreoffice-users] Re: [libreoffice-l10n] Kerala Legislative Assembly has moved to Free Software and Libreoffice

Dear Nivar,

Thanks a lot, great news; do you happen to have a pointer about these 
news in English?

Best,

Charles.

Le 17.07.2014 10:28, Anivar Aravind a écrit :
> The Kerala Legislative Assembly[1] (Kerala state , India) as of July 
> 17,
> 2014 produces all its documentation, both printed and digital, on a 
> Free
> Software platform using Libreoffice .  Hon. Speaker announced  in
> Legislative assembly yesterday . The point which makes this undertaking
> unique is the fact that the complete documentation at the Niyamasabha 
> is
> done in Malayalam, a complex text indic scipt
>
> The migration process is implimented with the support of  Zyxware
> Technologies[2] in association with ICFOSS[3], a govt centre to promote
> foss  and Swathanthra Malayalam Computing(SMC)[4] , a FOSS developer
> community working on Indian Language support and localizations
>
> See below poster .
>
> https://www.facebook.com/SMC.Project/posts/751600641550557
>
> Some media reports about the same is published in vernacular language 
> press
> and it is available here
>
> http://www.madhyamam.com/news/298250/140716
> http://www.eastcoastdaily.com/2014/07/16/free-software/
>
> The migration was in the light of Government of Kerala's recent order
> announced its intention to transition computers in the Departments,
> institutions and PSUs under it to Free and Open Source platforms, in 
> the
> opportunity caused due to expiry of support period to Windows XP.  [5]
>
> International centre for free and open source software(ICFOSS) has 
> brought
> out a Handbook last month to support the process of migration [6]
>
> Related Links
>
> [1] http://www.niyamasabha.org/
> [2] http://www.zyxware.com/
> [3] http://icfoss.in
> [4] http://smc.org.in
> [5] http://icfoss.in/G.O.109.pdf
> [6] http://icfoss.org/FS-Migration-Draft-Handbook.pdf
>
>
> ~ regards
>
> Anivar Aravind
> Secretary
> Swathanthra Malayalam Computing
> http://smc.org.in

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