IndLinux - A computer for Indians

Most of the Indians (especially in rural areas) get basic education in their local language (non-English). Not all people who study English in India have a high command of the language. Many times language barrier becomes a bottleneck in bringing and sharing a lot of opportunities. With more than a billion people and lack of good infrastructure, the localized software will help India to reach rural areas.

India needs localized software to move to the next decade!

There are many companies that are providing proprietary software solutions for Indian languages (including Microsoft). But IndLinux is a project started by Prakash Advani and Venkatesh Hariharan in Dec 1999, that localizes tools used for Linux and other free software environments into Indian languages.

Currently there are teams for Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriaya, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu. The task of localization involves writing I/O modules, development of fonts, kernel enablement, word translation etc., The project always looks for volunteers to help them. Are you one of them? then go here.

For more details on IndLinux project visit: http://indlinux.org/