Help, I’m surrounded by librarians. :-)
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| In Bhutan, there’s a great desire to preserve the local language - Dzonghka -
| against the encroachment of Mandarin Chinese. Local authorities wanted a
| Dzonghka version of Windows, and raised some money to demonstrate a market
| for the software, but weren’t able to persuade Microsoft to create the
| product. But it wasn’t difficult to localize Linux, and there’s now Dzongkha
| Linux, with support for Open Office, GAIM, Mozilla and other key pieces of
| software.
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http://www.ethanzuckerman.com/blog/2008/01/31/help-im-surrounded-by-librarians/
Also, in India:
Open Source India Week Kicks off from February 11
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| For the last four years, LinuxAsia was India's biggest Linux and Open Source
| event. This year it has grown even bigger and, has adopted a new name--Open
| Source India Week 2008 (OSIW). OSIW will be held across three cities - New
| Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore - from February 11 to15, 2008.
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http://www.cxotoday.com/India/News/Open_Source_India_Week_Kicks_off_from_February_11/551-86431-912.html
Related:
Dzongkha Debain Linux: Made for Bhutanese
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| The department of information and technology has come up with an operating
| system called the Dzongkha Debain Linux, an updated version of the Dzongka
| Linux developed in June 2006. The Dzongkha Debain Linux, which was launched
| on August 28, according to DIT officials, can be installed in any type of
| computers or can be used with a Live CD.
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http://www.kuenselonline.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9002
Kerala On Linux Express Highway
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| The Linux slip-road that the state took is slowly becoming an
| express highway.
|
| [...]
|
| If we twist Napoleon's quote on China a bit, we can safely say, "Linux is a
| sleeping giant, let it sleep, because when Linux moves the world moves!"
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http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=16139&magid=11
http://www.pressebox.com/pressemeldungen/open-source-factory-gmbh/boxid-88461.html
Indian schools to use homebrew Debian distro
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| IT@School GNU/Linux is a customized, single-CD distribution that includes
| the applications typically required by a high school student or teacher,
| according to the project. Apart from a wide range of typical desktop
| software, it also contains educational programs such as TuxPaint,
| Ghemical, Kalzium, DrGeo, and Gcompris, school spokesperson Vimal Joseph
| told DesktopLinux.com.
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http://www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS8687173118.html
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