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Hyphenation project involves creating hyphenation rule dictionaries for Indian

languages for use in OpenOffice. This feature is currently not directly ~~avail-~~

languages for use in OpenOffice. To elaborate, hyphenation involves deciding rules which dictate in what manner a word is to be broken and appended with a hyphen (-) at the end of the line. There are algorithms to be written in order to make this happen in an efficient manner so that the text is more readable. This feature is currently not directly available in OO for Indian Languages. Therefore SMC has started this project.

~~-able~~ in OO for Indian Languages. Therefore SMC has started this project.

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 representative of Free Software Project Communities. Like most communities, the SMC

~~tive~~ of Free Software Project Communities. Like most communities, the SMC

community.

community:

- Consists of volunteer developers

- Has its own website/wiki to provide information on its activities

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- Mailing list for communication between members

- Bug tracking system (again, Savannah)

As shown below in fig.

[[File:foss_comm.jpg]]

In this way there are thousands of communities including OpenOffice.org,

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Since Ubuntu bases itself on Debian, this transfer from Debian to Ubuntu community

is called 'downstream'.

Whole concept can be understood by fig below.

[[File:debain_comm.jpg]]

- Distributions :

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the different project source repositories, and make it available in the form of an

installable package. This package includes the binary (note: not source) of the

software, a script and some other information needed for installation. A ~~distribu~~

software, a script and some other information needed for installation. A distribution also provides a package management tool to take care of installation, dependencies and other low-level issues that arise.

~~-tion~~ also provides a package management tool to take care of installation, ~~depend~~

~~-encies~~ and other low-level issues that arise.

In this way different applications, desktop environments, file-systems, networking

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Similarly there was an RFP for brl-cad, which so many people from around the world had taken

up and abandoned (:P). There are also packages which the original maintainer cannot carry on

up and abandoned (:P). Debian believes in pure and bug-free code, even smallest of lintian warnings are not tolerated. There are also packages which the original maintainer cannot carry on

with due to some reason. They can be transferred to another person.

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this.)

Above process can be understood by fig. below

[[File:oo_project.jpg]]

[[File:Reporting and filing bugs.jpg]]

- We also started making Hyphenation Packages:

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 		Hyphenation project involves creating hyphenation rule dictionaries for Indian
-		languages for use in OpenOffice. This feature is currently not directly avail-
+		languages for use in OpenOffice. To elaborate, hyphenation involves deciding rules which dictate in what manner a word is to be broken and appended with a hyphen (-) at the end of the line. There are algorithms to be written in order to make this happen in an efficient manner so that the text is more readable. This feature is currently not directly available in OO for Indian Languages. Therefore SMC has started this project.
-		-able in OO for Indian Languages. Therefore SMC has started this project.
 		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 representative of Free Software Project Communities. Like most communities, the SMC
-		tive of Free Software Project Communities. Like most communities, the SMC
+		community.
-		community:
 			- Consists of volunteer developers
 			- Has its own website/wiki to provide information on its activities
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 			- Mailing list for communication between members
 			- Bug tracking system (again, Savannah)
+                As shown below in fig.
+[[File:foss_comm.jpg]]
 		In this way there are thousands of communities including OpenOffice.org,
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 		Since Ubuntu bases itself on Debian, this transfer from Debian to Ubuntu community
 		is called 'downstream'.
+                Whole concept can be understood by fig below.
+[[File:debain_comm.jpg]]
 	- Distributions :
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 		the different project source repositories, and make it available in the form of an
 		installable package. This package includes the binary (note: not source) of the
-		software, a script and some other information needed for installation. A distribu
+		software, a script and some other information needed for installation. A distribution also provides a package management tool to take care of installation, dependencies and other low-level issues that arise.
-		-tion also provides a package management tool to take care of installation, depend
-		-encies and other low-level issues that arise.
 		In this way different applications, desktop environments, file-systems, networking
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 		Similarly there was an RFP for brl-cad, which so many people from around the world had taken
-		up and abandoned (:P). There are also packages which the original maintainer cannot carry on
+		up and abandoned (:P). Debian believes in pure and bug-free code, even smallest of lintian warnings are not tolerated. There are also packages which the original maintainer cannot carry on
 		with due to some reason. They can be transferred to another person.
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 		this.)
+               Above process can be understood by fig. below
+[[File:oo_project.jpg]]
+[[File:Reporting and filing bugs.jpg]]
 	- We also started making Hyphenation Packages: