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Linux Localization And E-governance

Posted by Hemos on Monday December 8, 2003 @03:14AM from the using-it-in-the-best-way-possible dept.

BhondaiPola writes "The Telegraph has an interesting article about the works of a Bengali Linux localization group. The article speaks of the potential areas in which localization can be implemented, especially, E-governance. Most of the stuff is known to us, but the article should serve as a nice introductory article for anyone new to the issue. And I liked the screenshots of the localized GNOME in the website of the group."

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Re:How much localization is available in Windows? by swb · 2003-12-08 04:31 · Score: 0, Flamebait

but for home use of computers to take off in India, they need to be able to write letters to Grandma who only speaks the local languages

This begs the question, can grandma even *read* in Hindi, Bengali or any other language for that matter? What is the literacy rate for the 55+ population in India, anyway?