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Notes from the FOSS session of 15th January 2011. Conducted by Pravin A.
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languages for use in OpenOffice. This feature is currently not directly avail-
languages for use in OpenOffice. This feature is currently not directly avail-
-able in OO for Indian Languages. Therefore SMC has started this project.  
-able in OO for Indian Languages. Therefore SMC has started this project.  
 
[[File:oo_project.jpg]]
So there is an SMC (Swatanthra Malayalam Computing) Community as well as a  
So there is an SMC (Swatanthra Malayalam Computing) Community as well as a  
hyphenation project community inside it. This can be considered a representa-
hyphenation project community inside it. This can be considered a representa-
tive of Free Software Project Communities. Like most communities, the SMC  
tive of Free Software Project Communities. Like most communities, the SMC  
community:
community as shown in fig.:
- Consists of volunteer developers
- Consists of volunteer developers
- Has its own website/wiki to provide information on its activities  
- Has its own website/wiki to provide information on its activities  
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Since Ubuntu bases itself on Debian, this transfer from Debian to Ubuntu community
Since Ubuntu bases itself on Debian, this transfer from Debian to Ubuntu community
is called 'downstream'.
is called 'downstream'.
                 
                Whole concept can be understood by fig below.
[[File:debain_comm.jpg]]


- Distributions :
- Distributions :