dear linuxers,
there have been several writeups, discussions, conferences, seminars etc. etc. about how linux is the os for india. yes, this is true due to the various factors that favor linux over other os and give linux a compelling argument.
let's leave aside economic, social and political issues in support of linux for india. the question i would like to pose to the group is what *technical* innovations do know of that are propelling the cause of linux for india.
the biggest one is of course, localization. there are efforts ongoing in this area which i know of namely ncst, iitm and indlinux.
some other examples that i can think of are - simputer, dhvani (the text to speech engine for indian languages) - simputer, tapatap (the pen based computing libraries) - ncst/iitm's work on localization of linux - work on universal networking language and language independent forms.
for research purposes i am trying to compile a list of all such initiative that are going on in the linux world specifically to help india.
i know that there must be several localized software development projects, font development projects, e-governance projects etc. etc. that are specific to india. if you have any references of such companies/projects/work i would appreciate it if you could send a link/email address.
actually even technical work done to further the cause of linux in "developing nations" would be interesting.
thanks much.
apu shah, research associate, media labs asia