Thanks, just tweeted it! Best,
Charles. On 18 juillet 2014 06:59:43 CEST, Anivar Aravind <anivar.arav...@gmail.com> wrote: >Some news links in English from today's coverage > >http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/Software-Migration-ICFOSS-Hails-State-Govt/2014/07/18/article2335680.ece >http://freepressjournal.in/kerala-assembly-migrates-to-free-software-platform/ >http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/news/kerala/kerala-assembly-migrates-to-free-software-platform-149244.html >http://www.newswala.com/India-National-News/Kerala-assembly-migrates-to-free-software-platform-for-its-business-68287.html >http://www.bgr.in/news/kerala-assembly-migrates-to-free-software-platform/ > > >On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 2:11 PM, Anivar Aravind ><anivar.arav...@gmail.com> >wrote: > >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 2:07 PM, Charles-H. Schulz < >> charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org> wrote: >> >>> Dear Nivar, >>> >> >> Hi I am anivar >> >> >>> Thanks a lot, great news; do you happen to have a pointer about >these >>> news in English? >>> >>> >> English Press is not carried the news yet. Hope some of them will >carry it >> soon. and people worked on this is planning a detail post on >challenges, >> issues faced and outcomes . I hope i can share the link within next >few >> days . >> >> ~ regards >> Anivar >> >> >> >> >>> >>> 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 >>>> >>> >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 2:07 PM, Charles-H. Schulz < >> charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org> wrote: >> >>> 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 >>>> >>> >> > >-- >To unsubscribe e-mail to: marketing+unsubscr...@global.libreoffice.org >Problems? >http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ >Posting guidelines + more: >http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette >List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ >All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be >deleted -- Envoyé de mon téléphone avec Kaiten Mail. 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