KhmerOS 1.0 - Khmer OpenSource Project

[Javier SOLA <fjsola aui es>]

Christian,

Thanks.

I am now reaching the detail level for my project, including the list of 
applications that need to be translated. I am of course including all 
the applications that you told me (Desktop, dev-libs), plus Firestarter, 
OpenOffice, Mozilla, Evolution, Gimp, Multimedia (Totem, Alsa) and 
utilities... creating a self-contained system in Khmer, just like they 
have done with Lambdaux in Spain (www.lambdaux.com). I have censed about 
53.000 messages that need to be translated, as well as about 1.300 pages 
of documentation. The problem is that I have to make sure that -if I get 
support from Pango- it will be enough to translate the interfaces of 
most of the applications that I want to translate (it may also work for 
Mozilla, as it uses a little bit of Pango, but not for OpenOffice) 
without further developments.

The project includes translation of documentations, development or 
translation of training modules, empowering Cambodian Universities to 
Work on Linux/Gnome, sponsoring contacts between Cambodian development 
companies and government bodies (the government cannot have databases in 
Khmer now, which is a mess), development of keyboard, developing and 
putting around 50 fonts in the public domain... and a full deployment 
plan that includes enpowering development companies, training companies 
and design companies.

I am now looking for the money to pay for all of it, that is why I have 
to define the whole project before it starts. The funny thing is that in 
a poor country like Cambodia it is possible to find this kind of money, 
which would be impossible in a developed country (cooperation money).

If things go well, I even hope to have money to pay for some of the 
developments made to include Khmer in Gnome (even if the developments 
were done before).

I will send a copy of the project when it is a little more developed on 
the technical side.

Javier