<div dir="ltr">സിക്സ് വെയറിന്റെ ബ്ലോഗിലെ കുറിപ്പ് <a href="http://www.zyxware.com/articles/4358/zyxware-helps-kerala-state-legislative-assembly-move-to-free-software">http://www.zyxware.com/articles/4358/zyxware-helps-kerala-state-legislative-assembly-move-to-free-software</a> <br>
<br><font size="1">By webmaster on <span class="">July 18, 2014 - 00:14</span></font><br>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.
<p><img src="http://cdn2.zyxware.com/files/u1/images/2014/07/kla-article-image-2.png" alt="kla-article-image-2.png" style="float: left; padding-right: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;" width="300">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.</p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>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. </p>
<p>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 <a href="http://smc.org.in/">Swathanthra Malayalam Computing</a> and <a href="http://www.libreoffice.org">Libre Office Community</a> for providing community support during the project.</p>
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