>>>>> "Ambar" == Ambar Roy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> 6. - The text format would be rtf, to be converted to
Ambar> sgml later or
>> probably directly sgml.
Ambar> Please don't use rtf as the text format. IMHO it is best to
Ambar> use XML or some other totally free and open format. RTF is
Ambar> essentially a microsoft format, and most of the RTF tools
Ambar> that work are from microsoft. I can help develop XML DTD
Ambar> and XSLT stylesheets so that we can generate
Ambar> PDF/PS/RTF/HTML files from XML files. I have been working
Ambar> on XML based document technologies for the past year, so I
Ambar> can answer queries regarding the various issues with
Ambar> XML. Please.. please don't use RTF. It is not as open as
Ambar> it seems to be! And it imposes no structure on the
Ambar> documents.
RTF was chosen since it's easily creatable by everyone, whether on
Windows, Linux or another platform. The idea behind using RTF was to
enable students to use familiar tools for creating the content. The
site will also accept SGML content, hope that satisfies you :)
>> - Image format: png, svg.
Ambar> What about jpeg? That is also a free and open standard that
Ambar> is used in a wide variety of places.
Is JPEG still free of all patents? Apart from that, is there any
specific advantage to using JPEG over PNG? If not, let's stick to
PNG.
>> 12. Lots of CD's were cut. Knoppix 3.1 rocks!
Ambar> What exactly is Knoppix??
Knoppix is a live Linux CD based on Debian that contains the most
wonderful collection of Linux utilities, commands and games that I've
seen. Though it's based on Debian, it's heavily modified to do
auto-detection of most hardware and has a great user interface. Keep
a Knoppix CD in your pocket, and voila! you have instant Linux
wherever you go!
http://www.knoppix.org/
>> 13. It was sort of decided that from now you'd have to pay
Ambar> some
>> nominal amount if you want free software CD's copied. We
Ambar> will have
>> 4-5 CD duplication centers, one each in N, S, E, W and
Ambar> Central Delhi
>> from where anyone can get copies of whatever free software
Ambar> CD's are
>> available. The cost per CD would be Rs 50 if you come and
Ambar> pick them
>> up. If you want them couriered, it'd cost you Rs. 100 per
Ambar> CD. And what about people who do the downloads of free
Ambar> software? Or who get the source material. IMHO if we
Ambar> charge money for duplication, etc then things can get quite
Ambar> messy :(
The reason we decided this was that there are too many CD copying
requests coming in, and they are a drain on peoples' time and energy.
This doesn't stop anyone from making free copies for friends, or even
giving an alternative free service.
IAC the amount is pretty nominal, and I personally would be making
CD's for people I know for free in any case. The money is for those
cases when a total stranger walks up to you and demands a CD.
Hope that clarifies things,
-- Raju
--
Raju Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/
It is the mind that moves
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