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Re: Arabic distro
- To: core at arabeyes dot org
- Subject: Re: Arabic distro
- From: Nadim Shaikli <shaikli at yahoo dot com>
- Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 13:08:25 -0800 (PST)
No need to reply - simply archiving this message
- Nadim
On Sun, 20 Jan 2002 21:55:23 +0100
"Haydar" <haydar at haydar dot net> wrote:
>
> Dear friends,
>
> I am not sure that you got my previews e-mail, therefore i have made a
> replay to it, to be attached with this e-mail, I hope that we can work
> together to make our dream in Arabic Linux comes true.
>
> I will place a contest for arabic linux programmers this week on the web
> sites of Haydar Linux "www.haydarlinux.org" and "www.haydarlinux.com",
> in this contest i will give three prices EURO 5,000.00, EURO 4,000.00
> and EURO 3,000.00 and i hope that arab eyes will get the EURO 5,000.00
> and maybe the other tow prices will be also assigned to arabeyes members.
>
> This contest would begin on 01-02-2002 until 01-04-2002 and the winners
> will be selected on 01-05-2002.
>
> I hope you can give me some ideas and/or suggestions about the contest
> and it's conditions before we make it available online.
>
> Can you please add a link to http://www.haydarlinux.org and/or
> http://www.haydarlinux.com in your web site?
>
> Best regards,
> Haydar Alkaduhimi
>
> Haydar wrote:
>
> > Dear Nadim,
> > I have redden the Thoughts you sent and i don't find any problem with
> > it "in other words, i found it very good" because i only want to add
> > to the linux world and not dominate it.
> > About what i have discussed with Mohammed, the peoples who are working
> > with me in Haydar Linux have said that it is OK to put our programs in
> > your cvs, but it should be in a separate directory
> > "/haydarlinux/program-name" and Haydar Linux be mentioned in your
> > pages, this is to make sure that no body is taking other persons work
> > without mention his name.
> >
> > I have also sending you below some information's about what we are
> > working on and what we need.
> >
> > Already Assigned programs:
> > ===================
> > 1. Operating System Installer: its name will be BURAQ: the name of the
> > horse of Prophet Mohammed when he rides to the sky.
> > 2. Building and customizing RPMS.
> > 3. Partition manager.
> > 4. X configuration.
> > 5. Sound Configuration.
> > 6. Windows Manager.
> > 7. HTML Editor: Haydar HTML Editor.
> > 8. Notepad.
> > 9. PPP program.
> > 10. Massager that support ICQ, AOL and MSN.
> > 11. Arabic text rendering and hijry date library depends only on
> > standard C++ libraries.
> > 12. Address book.
> >
> >
> > Programs that not yet assigned to anyone:
> > 1. Translating messages in /usr/share/locale/ar: this needs
> > translating many messages such as these in glibc-common.
> > 2. Arabizing OpenOffice "StarOffice": http://www.openoffice.org
> > 3. Simple Drawing program
> > 4. File Manager/Internet browser.
> > 5. Mail program.
> > 6. Auto. Network configuration.
> > 7. Media Player, with ask and mpeg4 compatibility.
> > 8. Net Meeting compatible program.
> > 9. Arabic Xterm.
> > 10. RPM based installer.
> > 11. GUI CD recording program
> > 12. Backup program that can be integrated with the File Manager.
> > 13. Date time program, which also support hijry dates.
> > 14. A program that can do the job of Direct X.
> > 15. System and drivers configuration.
> > 16. Fonts Installer.
> > 17. EMACS Arabic support.
> > 18.
> >
> >
> > programs for a later period:
> > 1. Office compatible applications:
> > a. Word processing with the ability to import/export to MS Word.
> > b. Excel compatible program.
> > c. Power point compatible programs.
> > 2. Advanced Drawing program.
> > 3. Front page look and feel program.
> > 4. Sound recognition software and sound based input.
> > 5. TV program
> >
> > Please send me any suggestion or idea,
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Haydar Alkaduhimi
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