[wplug] Fw: Take 59 - 01/24/06: Ubuntu (public)

[Gregsim]

Here is an interesting tidbit about Ubuntu: A distro modified for Bible
translation.

By the way, anybody see "End of the Spear"?  Great movie!

Greg


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Janet_Vihlen at wycliffe.org>
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Sent: Monday, January 23, 2006 8:00 PM
Subject: Take 59 - 01/24/06: Ubuntu (public)


> Take 59 - 01/24/06: Ubuntu (public)
>
> Ubuntu, which means "humanity" in a number of languages spoken in Africa,
> is the name of a distribution of Linux (alternate operating system to
> Windows) which is gaining in popularity worldwide. Last week a team of
> eight SIL software developers met with the leader of the Ubuntu project.
> The purpose of the meeting was to see if it would be possible to
> incorporate several of SIL's key technologies into their distribution of
> Linux.
>
> Praise God the meeting was successful! Ubuntu will become the first
> computer operating system to incorporate SIL's language technologies in
> their base system. Starting with the next release of Ubuntu, due out in
> April, it will be possible to extend the system to handle virtually any
> language or script in the world. This will enable language workers to work
> in languages which, to this point, have been hindered by these technical
> barriers. Also, because Ubuntu is based on Linux, which is open source
> software, it can be freely distributed to all our language workers and
> partners.
>
>   This was a great first step but now the real work begins. Pray that over
>   the coming weeks Linux software developers will be able to integrate
>   SIL's code with Ubuntu's.
>
>   Right now there are very few programs on Linux that help with Bible
>   translation. Pray that God will provide more Linux software developers
>   to help with the huge task of moving critical key linguistic software
>   programs over to the Linux operating system.
>
>   Shout for joy! God is doing amazing things today and we have the
>   privilege of being involved in His work! May all the nations praise Him!
>