On Thu, 2005-01-20 at 13:33 +0530, Manas Laha wrote: > Sayamindu Dasgupta wrote: > > >
<...snipped> > >Well, our CD does not have a crucial component - a Office package. > >...and the software is slightly outdated - we have seen two major GNOME > >releases after the CD was released. > > > >Sayamindu > > > > > > > Hmm! I see the point. But now that OO can do Bangla, and considering > that its been a long time since the first release of Ankur, isn't it > time for the next one? Anything I can do to help speed up the process? > Well, we are working on a proper installable distro now - that would cover most of the support Indic languages. It would be Debian inside - Fedora outside (ie, it will have Anaconda and the other fancy stuff for configuration and installation, and will be using apt for package management (and treat *.deb as the native package file format)). Screenshots at http://sayamindu.randomink.org/misc/mockup_screen.png (mockup of the desktop) http://sayamindu.randomink.org/gallery/Screenshots (installation in different languages) Hopefully we will have a first release in Q2 2005. -sdg- -- All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes to make it possible. Seven Pillars of Wisdom -- To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/node.php?id=3
