User:Amachu: Difference between revisions

A Tamil distro based on Fedora & KDE.
The distro to have Tamil Spell Checker in it & few new applications like Indic Onscreen keyboard for KDE, Tamil Dictionary.
If somebody could work together, a Kubutu derivative can also be obtained.

At Press

Wrote for Sify Tamil Online Magazine on Free Software Philosophy - The links are now extinct following its shutdown

Other Career/ Professional Info

Current

Founder, The Root at Amachu Infrasoft Services (http://amachu.com), offering FOSS IT Infrastructure Software Services on FOSS, June 2010 till now.
Founder, Chairman of Yavarkkuma Menporul Arakkatalai – A foundation to propagate Free Software ideology & proliferate its usage and development across Tamilnadu since December 2009.
Co-ordinator of Ubuntu Tamil Team , Ubuntu Member (Since October 2006), Board Member to its Asia Oceania Membership Board.
Co-ordinator of ILUGC Tamil Wing – The prominent LUG of Chennai.

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-== At Ubuntu ==
+== Fedora ==
+[[File:Amachu.jpg|thumb|250px|alt=Sri Ramadoss M|Amachu]]
-Board Member of [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership/RegionalBoards/AsiaOceania | Asia Oceania Membership Board]]
+* Was a Fedora Ambassodor until recently
+* [https://lists.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/tamil-users Initiated & Administering the Tamil mailing list]
 == Free Software ==
-[[SRM Tamil Computational Linguistics event | http://www.srmuniv.ac.in/tamil_perayam.php?page=ldc-il]]
+[http://www.srmuniv.ac.in/tamil_perayam.php?page=ldc-il SRM Tamil Computational Linguistics event]
+[http://titiandigital.blogspot.in/2011/09/ptd-discussion-with-open-source-experts.html Titian Digital Event on Tamil Schools using Ubuntu LTSP, Malaysia]
+[http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/pipermail/ilugc/2010-October/061606.html Tamil Computing Kalasilangam University]
+[http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/tamil-users/2010-August/000017.html Yavarkkum & MIT meet on Tamil Computing]
+[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-tam/2009-February/000784.html Teerthamalai, Aroor]
-[[http://titiandigital.blogspot.in/2011/09/ptd-discussion-with-open-source-experts.html | Titian Digital Event on Tamil Schools using Ubuntu LTSP, Malaysia]]
+[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/sfd-2008-special-free-software-philosophy-publication-in-tamil/ Kattatra Menporul - Selected Essays of Richard M Stallman in Tamil]
-[[http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/pipermail/ilugc/2010-October/061606.html | Tamil Computing Kalasilangam University]]
+[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2008/11/26/way-vision-journey-swadeshi-jagran-manch-talk-on-free-software/ Swadeshi Jagran Manch - Way, Vision, Journey - Talk on Free Software & Tamil Computing Experiences]
-[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-tam/2009-February/000784.html | Teerthamalai, Aroor]]
+[http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/pipermail/ilugc/2008-November/044818.html Mayiladurai AVC FOSS Intro - Fedora Based]
-[[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/sfd-2008-special-free-software-philosophy-publication-in-tamil/ | Kattatra Menporul - Selected Essays of Richard M Stallman in Tamil]]
+[http://lists.debian.org/debian-user-tamil/ Initiated Debian Tamil List]
-[[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2008/11/26/way-vision-journey-swadeshi-jagran-manch-talk-on-free-software/ | Swadeshi Jagran Manch - Way, Vision, Journey - Talk on Free Software & Tamil Computing Experiences]]
+== Ubuntu Tamil Team ==
-[[http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/pipermail/ilugc/2008-November/044818.html | Mayiladurai AVC FOSS Intro - Fedora Based]]
+[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/fossconf-2009-ubuntu-tamil-team/ FOSS Conf 2009, Madurai]
-=== Ubuntu Tamil Team ===
+[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-tam/2009-January/000783.html Erode Nanda Arts College]
-[[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2009/03/17/fossconf-2009-ubuntu-tamil-team/ | FOSS Conf 2009, Madurai]]
+[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-tam/2009-January/000779.html Arunai Arts College, Tiruvannamalai]
-[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-tam/2009-January/000783.html | Erode Nanda Arts College]]
+[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/udhagmandalam-ubuntu/ Intrepid Release event Udhagai]
-[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-tam/2009-January/000779.html | Arunai Arts College, Tiruvannamalai]]
+[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/tiruppur-intrepid-lauch/ Intrepid Release event Tiruppur]
-[[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/udhagmandalam-ubuntu/ | Intrepid Release event Udhagai]]
+[http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/pipermail/ilugc/2008-November/044583.html National Conference on Free Software Cochin]
-[[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2008/11/24/tiruppur-intrepid-lauch/ | Intrepid Release event Tiruppur]]
+[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/intrepid-release-event-erode/ Intrepid Release Event - Erode, Nov 2008]
-[[http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/pipermail/ilugc/2008-November/044583.html | National Conference on Free Software Cochin]]
+[http://kanimozhi.org.in/kanimozhi/?p=108 Feel the Freedom - SASTRA, Sep 2008]
-[[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2008/11/10/intrepid-release-event-erode/ | Intrepid Release Event - Erode, Nov 2008]]
+[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2008/09/14/letters-to-be-made-better/ Letters to be made better - Fonts workshop, Sep 2008]
-[[http://kanimozhi.org.in/kanimozhi/?p=108 | Feel the Freedom - SASTRA, Sep 2008]]
+[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2008/08/31/insyder-2008-powered-by-free-software/ Insider - 2008 - Rural development Conference at Arunai Engineering College - Thiruvannamalai, Aug 2008]
-[[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2008/09/14/letters-to-be-made-better/ | Letters to be made better - Fonts workshop, Sep 2008]]
+[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/patent-manual-stake-holders-meet-chennai/ Patent Manual Stake Holder's Meet - Chennai - 28 Aug 08]
-[[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2008/08/31/insyder-2008-powered-by-free-software/ | Insider - 2008 - Rural development Conference at Arunai Engineering College - Thiruvannamalai, Aug 2008]]
+[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/ubuntu-kaipidi-thozhargal-across-tamil-nadu/| Ubuntu kaippidi Thozargal - July 2008]
-[[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2008/08/28/patent-manual-stake-holders-meet-chennai/ | Patent Manual Stake Holder's Meet - Chennai - 28 Aug 08]]
+[http://markmail.org/message/lvkt4oq3si5pi6l7|KDE 4.1 to have Tamil - May 2008]
-[[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2008/07/19/ubuntu-kaipidi-thozhargal-across-tamil-nadu/| Ubuntu kaippidi Thozargal - July 2008]]
+[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/guess-whatmmm-glad-to-share-with-you-all-that-we-are-going-to-have-two-new-team-leaders-for-ubuntu-tamil-team-its-thangamani-arun-httpswikiubuntucomthangam-from-chennai-india-who-will/| Successor Identification - April 2008]
-[[http://markmail.org/message/lvkt4oq3si5pi6l7|KDE 4.1 to have Tamil - May 2008]]
+[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/ubuntu-cds-produced-locally/|Ubuntu CD Local Production - Jan 2008]
-[[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/guess-whatmmm-glad-to-share-with-you-all-that-we-are-going-to-have-two-new-team-leaders-for-ubuntu-tamil-team-its-thangamani-arun-httpswikiubuntucomthangam-from-chennai-india-who-will/| Successor Identification - April 2008]]
+[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2007/09/19/gnome-translations-upstream/|GNOME Translations Upstream - Sep 2008]
-[[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2008/01/11/ubuntu-cds-produced-locally/|Ubuntu CD Local Production - Jan 2008]]
+[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2007/06/29/vpp-services-now-available-from-ubuntu-tamil-team/|VPP Services for Ubuntu CD Distribution - June 2007]
-[[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2007/09/19/gnome-translations-upstream/|GNOME Translations Upstream - Sep 2008]]
+[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2007/06/05/hello-world/|Initiated Ubuntu Tamil Team - June 2006]
-[[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2007/06/29/vpp-services-now-available-from-ubuntu-tamil-team/|VPP Services for Ubuntu CD Distribution - June 2007]]
+== At Ubuntu ==
-[[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2007/06/05/hello-world/|Initiated Ubuntu Tamil Team - June 2006]]
+Board Member of [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership/RegionalBoards/AsiaOceania Asia Oceania Membership Board]
 == Sessions/ Events Conducted/ Participated ==
-[[http://www.sarai.net/resolveuid/c2d0278ff08f68d18a2236781e726ad7 | Indlinux 2009 Meetup]]
+[http://www.sarai.net/resolveuid/c2d0278ff08f68d18a2236781e726ad7 Indlinux 2009 Meetup]
-[[http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/pipermail/ilugc/2008-March/040371.html | GNU/ Linux with Ubuntu Intro for http://cwdr.org.in members]]
+[http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/pipermail/ilugc/2008-March/040371.html GNU/ Linux with Ubuntu Intro for http://cwdr.org.in members]
-[[http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/pipermail/ilugc/2008-February/039607.html | A day GNU/ Linux Intro with Ubuntu]]
+[http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/pipermail/ilugc/2008-February/039607.html A day GNU/ Linux Intro with Ubuntu]
-[[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/foss-conf-rocked/ | FossConf, Chennai, India]]
+[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2008/02/04/foss-conf-rocked/ FossConf, Chennai, India]
-[[http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/pipermail/ilugc/2007-September/036497.html | Manonmaniyam Sundaranar University, Thirunelveli, India]]
+[http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/pipermail/ilugc/2007-September/036497.html Manonmaniyam Sundaranar University, Thirunelveli, India]
-[[http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/pipermail/ilugc/2007-August/036388.html| SS Jain College, Chennai, India]]
+[http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/pipermail/ilugc/2007-August/036388.html| SS Jain College, Chennai, India]
-[[http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/pipermail/ilugc/2007-September/036409.html| St. Joseph Engineering College, Avadi, Chennai, India]]
+[http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/pipermail/ilugc/2007-September/036409.html| St. Joseph Engineering College, Avadi, Chennai, India]
-[[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2007/08/05/ubuntu-tamil-team-chennai-valai-padivar-sandhippu/|Chennai Bloggers Meet, India]]
+[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2007/08/05/ubuntu-tamil-team-chennai-valai-padivar-sandhippu/|Chennai Bloggers Meet, India]
-[[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/beyond-boundaries/| South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Kalmunai, Sri Lanka]]
+[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2007/12/05/beyond-boundaries/| South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Kalmunai, Sri Lanka]
-[[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/pudhucherry-bloggers-meet/|Puducherry Bloggers Meet, Puducherry, India]]
+[http://amachu.wordpress.com/2007/12/11/pudhucherry-bloggers-meet/|Puducherry Bloggers Meet, Puducherry, India]
 == Translation Contribution/ Co-ordination ==
-[[http://www.ubuntu-tam.org/avanam/nigazhchi/2008/feb/| Author & Maintainer of Ubuntu Basic Handbook in Tamil]]
+[http://www.ubuntu-tam.org/avanam/nigazhchi/2008/feb/ Author & Maintainer of Ubuntu Basic Handbook in Tamil]
-[[http://l10n.kde.org/team-infos.php?teamcode=ta| KDE Translation Contributor/ Co-ordinator for Tamil]]
+[http://l10n.kde.org/team-infos.php?teamcode=ta KDE Translation Contributor/ Co-ordinator for Tamil]
-[[http://https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/wwwta/|GNU Website translation Contributor/ Co-ordinator for Tamil]]
+[http://https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/wwwta/ GNU Website translation Contributor/ Co-ordinator for Tamil]
-[[http://www.debian.org/index.ta.html|Debian Website/ Documentation Translation Co-ordinator for Tamil]]
+[http://www.debian.org/index.ta.html Debian Website/ Documentation Translation Co-ordinator for Tamil]
-[[http://cvs.pgfoundry.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/pgtranslation/messages/ta/| Postgres Translation Co-ordinator for Tamil]]
+[http://cvs.pgfoundry.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb.cgi/pgtranslation/messages/ta/ Postgres Translation Co-ordinator for Tamil]
-[[http://amachu.net/download/hacker_agarathi/hackers_new.csv| Hacker's dictionary English - Tamil Glossary of GNU/ Linux Terminologies]]
+[http://amachu.net/download/hacker_agarathi/hackers_new.csv Hacker's dictionary English - Tamil Glossary of GNU/ Linux Terminologies]
-[[http://www.kanimozhi.kaniyam.com/01/ | Kanimozhi - Tamil Magazine to carry out FOSS News in Tamil]], Now [[http://kaniyam.com | Kaniyam]]
+[http://www.kanimozhi.kaniyam.com/01/ Kanimozhi - Tamil Magazine to carry out FOSS News in Tamil], Now [http://kaniyam.com Kaniyam]
 == Immediate Future? ==
-[[http://amachu.net/blog/?p=164|Publication of "Payanarin Paarvaiyil" - a Handbook on Ubuntu]]
+* A Tamil distro based on Fedora & KDE.
+* The distro to have Tamil Spell Checker in it & few new applications like Indic Onscreen keyboard for KDE, Tamil Dictionary.
-[[MOTU]]
+* If somebody could work together, a Kubutu derivative can also be obtained.
-[[http://nltk.sourceforge.net/index.php/Ta:Preface| Natural Language Toolkit for Tamil also]]
 == At Press ==
-[[http://tamil.sify.com/columns/moreheadlines.php?ctid=2&cid=14516080|Writings for Sify Tamil Online Magazine on Free Software Philosophy]]
+* Wrote for Sify Tamil Online Magazine on Free Software Philosophy - The links are now extinct following its shutdown
 == Other Career/ Professional Info ==
-In quest of doing Business with FOSS in TamilNadu. Started working/ searching with/ for like minded people. If you can do join me :-)
+=== Current ===
-As Project Engineer of [[http://nrcfoss.org.in|NRCFOSS]] propagating Free and Open Source Software at Academic and other Levels in India for a year and two months.
-Two-and-Half years at a IT Solutions Company - L&T Infotech as Software Engineer in developing/ maintaining/ supporting applications on Lotus Notes Technology for a Semiconductor Major.
-Over half-an-year of Marketing Experience for Networking Solutions Provider - Precision Techserve Pvt Ltd.,.
-A Bachelor of Engineering passing out of College in 2004 from Electronics and Communication discipline.
+* Founder, The Root at Amachu Infrasoft Services (http://amachu.com), offering FOSS IT Infrastructure Software Services on FOSS, June 2010 till now.
+* Founder, Chairman of Yavarkkuma Menporul Arakkatalai – A foundation to propagate Free Software ideology & proliferate its usage and development across Tamilnadu since December 2009.
+* Co-ordinator of Ubuntu Tamil Team , Ubuntu Member (Since October 2006), Board Member to its Asia Oceania Membership Board.
+* Co-ordinator of ILUGC Tamil Wing – The prominent LUG of Chennai.

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User:Amachu: Difference between revisions

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Contents

Fedora

Free Software

Ubuntu Tamil Team

At Ubuntu

Sessions/ Events Conducted/ Participated

Translation Contribution/ Co-ordination

Immediate Future?

At Press

Other Career/ Professional Info

Current