tlug: Fwd: [li18nux:510] Press release of LI18NUX2000 Public review

[Alberto Tomita <atomita@example.com>]

The draft document should be available at www.li18nux.net

> Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 07:01:22 +0900
> From: "Akio Kido" <KIDO@example.com>
> Subject: [li18nux:510] Press release of LI18NUX2000 Public review
> To: li18nux@example.com, peigi@example.com, lonn@example.com,Song Yang 
> <songyang@example.com>
> 
> Dear meners of LI18NUX,
> 
> The attached is the press announcement of LI18NUX2000 public review.
> Please feel free to redistribute the announcement letter to your
> countries and regions.
> 
> The announcement letter will be sent to Linux related media
> for Japan and US by Laser5, Asian regions except Japan by TurboLinux,
> and European region by SuSE. Thank you for Laser5, TurboLinux and SuSE.
> ( Peigi and Lonn, please distribute this text by using your channel. )
> 
> Song, finally the final text become ready!!  Please put the announcement
> text in our http://www.li18nux.net then make the page available immediately.
> I'm so sorry for making you wait.
> 
> All, as I mentioned before, I will highly appreciate if you could set a link
> for your/your companies own page to www.li18nux.net.
> 
> Best regards,
> Akio Kido (Globalization CoC, Yamato, IBM  & Co-chair person of Li18nux)
> 1623-14, Shimotsuruma, Yamato-shi, Kanagawa-ken 242, Japan (LAB-SA4)
> E-mail: kido@example.com  Tel: +81-46-215-5436(Changed) FAX: +81-46-215-3352
> 
> ---------------------- Forwarded by Akio Kido/Japan/IBM on 2000/05/11 06:50
> ---------------------------
> 
> 
>    [Li18nux--Prss Release]
> 
>       Linux Internationalization Initiative makes Draft Globalization
>            Specification available for public review
> 
>    Tokyo, Japan -- May 11, 2000, Linux Internationalization Initiative
>    (Li18nux) announced today that the LI18NUX2000 draft Globalization
>    specification is now available on the LI18NUX Web site
>    (http://www.li18nux.net) for public review.
> 
>    The LI18NUX2000 specification includes the best of Globalization
>    functionality that commercial UNIX systems have successfully
>    implemented. By conforming to the LI18NUX2000 specification,
>    application programmers will benefit from UNICODE-based multi-lingual
>    capabilities in a portable manner across Linux distributions and UNIX
>    systems.
> 
>    "Since the LI18NUX2000 v1 specification, targeted to be available in
>    August 2000, relies only proven and well-defined internationalization
>    technologies (strikethrough: ,) we believe that Linux distributions who
>    confirm to the specification can release internationalized versions within
>    this year," said Akio Kido, Co-chair for Asia Pacific Region.
> 
>    This effort has been endorsed by the following LI18NUX member 
> organizations:
> 
>    　　DigitalFactory, Project BLUE, Oracle, TurboLinux, Red Hat Software,
>        Hitachi, IBM, Fujitsu, Compaq Computer, NEC, Tokyo Linux User Group,
>        SGI, Internet Language Corporation, Translation.net, MetroLink,
>        Japan PPC User Group, LASER5, Mistubish Electric Corp., Digital 
Design,
>        Aquarium Computer, Sun Microsystems, Neonagy, Caldera, SuSE,
>        Japan Linux Association, Omron Software
> 
>    About Li18nux:
> 
>    Li18nux is a voluntary working group, consisting of Linux and Open Source
>    related contributors who are working on Globalization, a combination of
>    Internationalization and Localization. The organization was formed in
>    August 1999. The ultimate goal of the organization is to achieve
>    software/application portability and interoperability in the International
>    context for Linux and other open source projects. Its activities are
>    focused on the internationalization of a core set of APIs and 
components of
>    Linux distributions to achieve a common Linux environment. This will allow
>    an internationalized Linux application to be executed regardless of
>    different flavor of distributions are used. The results of the working
>    group will be open to everyone, and be proposed for adoption to the
>    Free Standards Group (http://www.freestandards.org).
> 
>    ---------------- Attachment -----------------------------------------
>    Digital Factory and Kondara Project support the activity of LI18NUX and
>    hope to contribute to it by positively taking part in the activity.
> 
>    We support the LI18NUX2000 draft Globalization specification, and we will
>    do our best to release a distribution in conformity to it.
>    In respect of the outcomes of our effort, we hope to share it with the
>    open source community.
> 
>    --------------
> 
>    "TurboLinux is proud to host the LI18NUX web site and participate in 
such a
>    critical project for Linux," said John Terpstra, vice president community
>    relations, TurboLinux. "Internationalization has long been a strong point
>    for our distribution with our early focus on the Japanese and Chinese 
Linux
>    markets."
> 
>    --------------
> 
>    "Tokyo Linux Users Group (TLUG)
> 
>    We welcome with applauses the release of the LI18NUX2000 Globalization
>    Draft Specification, that clearly represents the fruit of cooperative
>    efforts among Linux users, developers, distributors and vendors
>    participating in the Li18nux initiative. TLUG is pleased to endorse the
>    specification, hoping that it will help to widespread the worldwide 
> usage of
>    the Linux operating system through its globalization. "
> 
>    --------------
> 
>    Red Hat, Inc. is commited to Linux internationalization. We are
>    actively participating inLI18NUX activities. We have been investing
>    engineering resources in internationalization of glibc 2.2, which is
>    core part of Linux internationalization effort. We are planning to make
>    our flagship Linux product conform to LI18NUX 2000 specification as soon
>    as it is officially announced.
>     "One of the great strengths of the open source software development
>    model is that local engineers have been able to customize these
>    technologies to best serve their local market needs.
>    Coordinating these efforts will ensure these "localized" versions
>    also offer the ability use application software interchangeably with
>    Linux users anywhere else on the planet."
> 
>    Michale Tiemann, CTO, Red Hat, Inc.
> 
>    -----------------------
> 
>    SGI has been a strong supporter of Unix standards and open source
>    movement.  The LI18NUX2000 Globalization specification is a step forward
>    in achieving standardization of the Linux OS, which should benefit all
>    developers as well as institutions.
> 
>    -------------------------
> 
>    We endorse the Linux Internationalization project.  We support its
>    development and believe in the future of internationalized linux
>    applications!
> 
>    Beverly Corwin, CTO
>    Internet Language Corporation
> 
>    ---------------------------
> 
>    Open source code and internationalization are two things I belive in and I
>    am pleased to endorse the efforts of the Linux Internationalization
>    Initiative.
>    The work they have done will ease the job for linux users worlwide.
>    sincerely,
> 
>    Kenneth Tomkins
>    President,  Internet Language Company, Translation.net
> 
>    ---------------------------
> 
>    "The internationalization of Linux is a huge undertaking, but it is
>    essential in order to support Asian languages and other multi-byte
>    character sets. This will enable Linux to fully propagate worldwide,"
>    said Morgan Von Essen, Metro Link CEO and President.
> 
>    ---------------------------
> 
>    Minoru Shibamiya, executive general manager of the Software Development
>    Division, Hitachi Ltd., said, "We are delighted about the public review of
>    the international specification LI18NUX2000 because the 
> internationalization
>    of Linux applications is important for the growth of Linux. Hitachi Ltd.
>    will hereafter support the activities of the Linux Internationalization
>    Initiative and contribute to the growth of the Linux market."
> 
>    ---------------------------
> 
>    Project BLUE
>    Project BLUE welcomes an announcement LI18NUX starts a public review
>    of a draft LI18NUX2000 specification.
>    Using Linux for bussiness systems, I18N of the application is very 
> important
>    issue. We believe a LI18NUX2000 specification will solve that issue, 
and we
>    will support LI18NUX.
> 
>    Project BLUE is Business Linux Users Encouragement project.
>    http://www.blue.gr.jp/ (Japanese Only)
> 
>    -------------------------
> 
>    Oracle Corporation Japan declares its support for the LI18NUX2000
>    specification by Linux Internationalization Initiative this time.
>    Oracle Japan believes that the establishment of this specification will
>    deliver easy generation of international applications, and thus, further
>    promote development of open market with Linux.
> 
>    Receiving investments from Oracle Japan and scheduling to start its
>    business on June 1, 2000, Miracle Linux Corporation is planning to
>    support LI18NUX2000 specification in its Linux OS, "Miracle Linux."
> 
>    ----------------------------
> 
>    Japan PPC Linux Users Group (JPLUG)
> 
>    We truly appreciate as well as praise the activity of LI18NUX.
>    JPLUG, as one of LI18NUX members, would like to strongly propose
>    the LI18NUX2000 specs to PPC Linux and keep our active endorsement and
>    cooperation to Linux Internationalization Initiative from now on.
> 
>    -----------------------
> 
>    We are very pleased with the progress in the internationalization of Linux
>    as reflected in the exhibits by LI18NUX to day of LinuxWorld Expo/Tokyo
>    2000.
> 
>    Fujitsu Limited will continue to support and contribute to the development
>    of a Linux platform truly fit for business use.
> 
>    Jiro Ishizaki
>    Fujitsu Limited,Fujitsu Linux Center
> 
>    ------------------------
>    NEC believes that any activities to define the "LI18NUX2000 Globalization
>    Specification" will give great advantage for all of us -- Linux users,
>    developers and SIers -- and will be driving force for Linux. NEC will
>    support LI18NUX and contribute development of future Linux market.
> 
>    General Manager, Yukio Yamazaki
>    MARKETING DIVISION, NEC Solutions
>    NEC
> 
>    ------------------------
> 
>    LASER5 Co. Ltd. would like to express a great respect to the fact that the
>    volunteer members of Linux Internationalize Initiative(Li18nux) have been
>    archieved internationalization of Linux steadily by the open source basis.
>    We endorse that the work progresses, and it will reach a new development
>    stage. We have done the translation to Japanese of several hundreds
>    thousand words of help messages and made it to public and more.
>    Thus we would like to continue to support the work of Li18nux as well as
>    possible.
> 
>    Toshiyuki Kubota, CEO, LASER5 Co., Ltd.
> 
>    ------------------------

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Alberto Tomita,Jr. <atomita@example.com> 
Tokyo Linux Users Group http://www.tlug.gr.jp
dW-J Linux Zone http://www.jp.ibm.com/developerworks/linux

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