On 1/31/02 11:47 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>> In India only Tamil version of KDE is available. For other Indian
>> languages even working groups were not formed. We boast of largest
> NCST has completed Indianisation of linux for hindi.  We have the
> package available for download on our website.  You can get it from
> http://rohini.ncst.ernet.in/indix/

Indix - That's a cool project...

> There's also the simputer (Mayuresh, your comments on this will go to
> /dev/null).

Simputer - That's a piece of s**t.
(Philip, you can put it in /dev/null, or s***e it, I don't give damn)


> Absolutely correct.  Another thing that bothers me is the lack of
> interest in this country for fundamental research into computer 
science.

Agreed...
But, can you support the above statement with valid data?

> Almost everyone I know who is into computers is in it for the money
> only.  Most of them shouldn't even be allowed to touch a computer.

There are some people who you know and I know too, and I too agree 
that they should be allowed to touch a computer.

> People who do not even know who Don Knuth is shouldn't be paid to
> program.

Thats a wrong attitude.


>> I hope members of this list will understand & agree with my views
>> and try to do something in this direction rather wasting your
> Unfortunately, most people on this list are paid to do other things.

There are some who are doing great things in _that_ direction.
Just that they prefer to get it right first and then release it.

> Ranting about this nonsense takes no effort at all, which is why we 
are
> so good at doing it for free :)

Free as in Azad or Phukat??  ;)

~Mayuresh


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