[smc-discuss] കേരളനിയമസഭ സ്വതന്ത്ര സോഫ്റ്റ്‍വെയറിലേക്ക്

[manoj k]

സിക്സ് വെയറിന്റെ ബ്ലോഗിലെ കുറിപ്പ്
http://www.zyxware.com/articles/4358/zyxware-helps-kerala-state-legislative-assembly-move-to-free-software

By webmaster on July 18, 2014 - 00:14
Zyxware Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is delighted to share the news that it has
successfully completed the Free software migration endeavour it had taken
up at the Kerala State Legislative Assembly. The Kerala Legislative
Assembly (Niyamasabha) as of July 17, 2014 produces all its documentation,
both printed and digital, on a Free Software platform based on Ubuntu
Linux.

[image: kla-article-image-2.png]The project was taken up under the guidance
and management of ICFOSS at a most critical juncture at the Niyamasabha as
the Monsoon session was about to begin. This move places Kerala Niyamasabha
at par with bodies like City of Munich, French National Police, ICBC etc.
on the list of large institutions who have adopted Free Software. The point
which makes this undertaking unique is the fact that the complete
documentation at the Niyamasabha is done in Malayalam, one of the most
complex languages even among the Indic ones.

The Niyamasabha IT department acting in accordance with the Government IT
Policy, decided to take up the mammoth task of migrating its whole IT
infrastructure onto GNU/Linux and engaged ICFOSS as its Technical Advisor
and Zyxware Technologies, one of the flag bearers of Free Software in
Kerala, was chosen as its implementation partner. The biggest challenge in
the hands of Zyxware Technologies was addressing the concerns of the users
in Niyamasabha documentation team about using GNU/Linux platforms.

We had to begin by providing a forum for all users to list out their
concerns and develop solutions to address these concerns. This was led by
Sooraj Kenoth, a Free Software Consultant from Zyxware Technologies in an
interactive session with the department staff. Mr. Kenoth, an adept Change
Management specialist was able to demonstrate the various advantages of
using Malyalam Computing on GNU/Linux.

The possibility of getting a Unicode encoded Malayalam output and
availability of a multitude of documenting features on the GNU/Linux
platform won over the imaginations of the department staff who where
non-believers to begin with. At present, according to Mr. Kenoth, the
employees have taken up the ownership of the documentation process and are
even capable of interacting with various Free Software Communities and
obtaining solutions for the new problems which arise in their daily
activities.

The first credit for the success of the whole project goes to the gutsy IT
department at the Niyamasabha who made the decision to migrate onto Free
Software and stuck to their guns in spite of all the difficulties they had
to face in the move. There were times when the pressure on them was so high
that the only choice in front of them was to roll back the project they so
ambitiously began.

A special mention also need to be made of the employees who learned the new
system. The passion and readiness they showed in learning the new
technology once they realized how much quality was being added to the
output of their work as inspiring to witness. Thanks is also due to Swathanthra
Malayalam Computing <http://smc.org.in/> and Libre Office Community
<http://www.libreoffice.org> for providing community support during the
project.
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