Sep 13, 2001: Linux Arabization Workshop Happenings

Sep 13, 2001: Linux Arabization Workshop Happenings

Mohammed Eldosoky sent us a message about the results of the LAW 2001. Participants in the workshop decided to establish a web portal for Arabic Linux, featuring news about Arabization efforts, forums and a code repository. Although that seems to describe Arabeyes.org, we are not sure as to what that involves yet.

Dr. Ahmad Sharaf Eldin (Helwan University-Computer and Informatics College, Egypt) was assigned the task of developing a unified Arabization dictionary.

Cairo University will be in charge of organizing the next workshop, and will determine the dates.

Among the topic discussed were:

• Ayman Hindam - Multi-Layer Arabization for Linux
• Anas Tawileh -
  • Arabic language specials, and how to handle them when Arabizing Linux
  • The necessity to unify the standards and terms of Arabizing Linux, and founding a community to organize and implement those standards [about Arabeyes.org]
  • Unicode as a solution to Linux Arabization problems
• Dr. Ashraf Salem - A native X-Windows based Arabic toolkit
• Dr. Ahmad Sharaf Eldin - Linux Localization
• Saudi Linux User Group - delievered a variety of presentations of their utilities (e.g. AlKatib) and their efforts in spreading Linux with educational and governmental institutes
• Dr. Saleh Elshahaby and Ramy Hassan - NINJA (Ninja Is Not Just Arabization), a project for providing multi-lingual support to Linux
• Dr. Ahmed Alolaimi - the MENA company and their Linux support in the region
• Shehab Eldin Rabie - Reviewed their efforts in Arabization, Helwan University