Linux Arabization HowTo

[moath abdullah <moath2 at yahoo dot com>]

Assalamo Alaykom warahmato allah wabarakatoh.
First of all I would thank you for efforts and go
ahead, we are proud of you.
I'v chosen to write a research paper on the linux 
arabization as a homework in the KSU university. 
I hope it to be a quick reference for every body 
interested in this topic. I would like you guys to 
help me gathering the needed information for it ( as I

hope it to be the main HowTo in arabeyes for 
arabization). The main sections ( as for now ) will be

1- What is Linux? open source? and Why?
2- Why do we need Arabic Linux?
3- The two sides of arabizing: programing and 
translation.
4- The main parts of the system to be arabized:
	a- Codes and keyboard maps.
	b- Console and shells.
	c- GUIs:
	  i- KDE & QT.
	  ii- GNOME & GTK.
	d- Independent programs:
	  i- Open office.
	  ii- Mozilla.
	  iii- Motif ( I know it is a library but not
                       like KDE and Gnome).
5- Some arabization projects:
	a- Arab eyes projects.
	b- Saudi Linux User Group & KACST projects.
	c- IBM projects.
	d- Linux Arabization Workshop.
	e- Linux Hyder distribution.

Please, Please, Please if any body has a research 
paper, web site, some thing in his mind or some thing 
he remembers from work Please send it to me
on this email: 

moath2 at yahoo dot com  

and I will appretiate it. Good luck every body and go 
ahead.    Regards Moath

	Moath Abdullah AlKhalaf
	King Saud University
	Riyadh
	www.rayansite.com/moath
	moath2 at yahoo dot com

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