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[#]: subject: (My Linux story: breaking language barriers with open source)
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[#]: via: (https://opensource.com/article/20/7/linux-bengali)
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[#]: author: (Dr Anirban Mitra https://opensource.com/users/mitradranirban)
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My Linux story: breaking language barriers with open source
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Open source projects can help change the world by removing barriers,
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linguistic and otherwise.
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![India on the globe][1]
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My open source journey started rather late in comparison to many of my peers and colleagues.
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I was pursuing a post-graduate degree in medicine in 2000 when I managed to fulfill a dream I’d had since high school—to buy my own PC. Before that, my only exposure to computers was through occasional access in libraries or cyber cafés, which charged exorbitant prices for access at that time. So I saved up portions of my grad student stipend and managed to buy a Pentium III 550 Mhz with 128MB RAM, and as came standard in most computers in India at that time, a pirated version of Windows 98.
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There was no Internet access in my hostel room. I had to go to the nearby cyber café, download software there, and then carry around dozens of floppy discs.
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As happy as I was finally owning my own computer, it bothered me that I could not write in my mother tongue, Bangla. I came across resources provided by CDAC, a government agency that provided Indian language tools based on ISCII, an older national standard upon which the Unicode standard of Indic language was based. It was difficult to learn the keyboard layouts.
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### My first contribution
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Soon, I came across a software called [Yudit][2], which offered phonetic typing of Indic language using the standard QWERTY keyboard. It was with Yudit that I first came across terms like open source and free software, GNU, and Linux. Yudit allowed me to translate UI elements into Bengali too, and when I submitted the translations to the developer, he gladly incorporated them into the next version and credited me in the README of the software.
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This was exciting for me, as I was seeing, for the very first time, an application user element in my mother tongue. Moreover, I had been able to contribute to the development of a software despite having almost zero knowledge of coding. I went on to create an ISCII-to-Unicode converter for Yudit, which can also be used for transliteration between various Indian languages. I also bought a Linux magazine that came with a free live CD of Knoppix, and that’s how I got a feel for the Linux desktop.
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Another issue I faced was the lack of availability of Unicode-compliant OpenType Bangla font. The font I used was shareware, and I was supposed to pay a license fee for it. I thought, “Why not try my hand at developing it myself?” In the process, I came in contact with Bangla speakers scattered worldwide who were trying to enable Bangla in the Linux operating system, via `bengalinux.org` (later renamed Ankur group).
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I joined their mailing list, and we discussed among ourselves and the authorities the various flaws in the Unicode and OpenType specifications of Bangla, which were then corrected in due course. I contributed by converting legacy Bangla fonts into OpenType Unicode-compliant fonts, translating UI, and so on. That group also came out with the world’s first Live Linux CD with a Bangla user interface.
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In 2003, I had moved to a place where I did not have access to the Internet; I could only connect to the group on Sundays when I came to Kolkata. By that time, Bangla localization of Linux had become a mainstream thing. Some of our volunteers joined Red Hat to work on translation and font development. I also became busy in my medical practice and had little time left for open source development.
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Now, I feel more comfortable using Linux to do my daily work than any other operating system. I also feel proud to be associated with a project which allows people to communicate in their own language. It also brought computing power to a population who were for a long time considered to be on the other side of the “digital divide” because they did not speak English. Bangla is actually one of the most widely spoken languages in the world, and this project removed a major barrier to access for a large chunk of the global population.
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### Joining open source
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Joining in on the open source movement is easy. Take the initiative to do something that is useful to yourself, and then think about how it could be useful to others. The key is to keep it freely available, and it can add untold value to the world.
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via: https://opensource.com/article/20/7/linux-bengali
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作者：[Dr Anirban Mitra][a]
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选题：[lujun9972][b]
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[a]: https://opensource.com/users/mitradranirban
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[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972
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[1]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/styles/image-full-size/public/lead-images/india-globe-map.jpg?itok=6sSEL5iO (India on the globe)
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[2]: http://www.yudit.org/
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[#]: subject: (My Linux story: breaking language barriers with open source)
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[#]: via: (https://opensource.com/article/20/7/linux-bengali)
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[#]: author: (Dr Anirban Mitra https://opensource.com/users/mitradranirban)
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我的Linux故事：用开源打破语言壁垒
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开源项目可以通过消除语言和其他障碍来帮着改变世界。
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![India on the globe][1]
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相较于我的许多同行和同事，我的开源之旅开始得着实很晚。
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2000年，我实现了我从高中开始的梦想——买一台属于我自己的个人计算机，当时我正在攻读医学研究生学位。在那之前，我对计算机的唯一接触是偶尔访问图书馆或网吧，当时这些地方电脑使用的收费都相当高昂。所以我省下了一部分研究生津贴，设法买了一台128MB RAM的Pentium III 500 Mhz，并且像当时大多数印度电脑的标准配置一样，装着盗版的Windows 98系统。
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我的宿舍房间上不了网。我不得不去附近的网吧，在那里下载软件，然后随身带着几十张软盘。
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当我终于拥有了自己的计算机，我非常高兴，但有一点也让我感到困扰，那就是我无法用母语孟加拉语写东西。我碰到了CDAC提供的资源，CDAC是一家提供基于ISCII的印度语言工具的政府机构，ISCII是印度语言的Unicode标准所基于的较早的国家标准。很难学习它的键盘布局。
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### 我的第一次贡献
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不久后，我遇到了一款名叫[Yudit][2]的软件，它使用标准的QWERTY键盘布局来提供印地语的语音输入。正是在通过Yudit，我第一次遇到了诸如开源和自由软件、GNU和Linux的术语。Yudit也允许我把UI组件翻译成孟加拉语，当我将翻译提交给开发人员时，他很高兴地将它们合并到了下一个版本中，并在软件的README文件中称赞了我的功劳。
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就像第一次看到一款应用程序的用户元素以我的母语呈现，我感到十分兴奋。此外，尽管对写代码的知识几乎为零，我依然能够为软件开发做出贡献。我继续为Yudit开发了一个从ISCII到Unicode的转换器，这个转换器还可以用于各种印度语言之间的直译。我还买了本Linux杂志，随刊附赠了一张Knoppix的免费live CD，正是通过它我体验到了Linux桌面。
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我面临的另一个问题是缺乏与Unicode兼容的OpenType Bangla字体的可用性。我使用的字体是shareware，我需要为它支付许可费用。我在想，“为什么不尝试亲自开发呢？”在此过程中，我通过`bengalinux.org`（后来更名为Ankur小组）与全球各地说孟加拉语的人联系，这些人都试图使得孟加拉语能在Linux操作系统中被使用。
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我加入了他们的邮件列表，我们在内部与当局之间讨论了孟加拉语的Unicode和OpenType规范中的各种缺陷，然后在适当的时候进行了纠正。我通过将遗留的孟加拉字体转换为Unicode兼容的OpenType字体，翻译UI等途径做出了贡献。这个小组还发行了世界上第一张带有孟加拉语用户接口的Live Linux CD。
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2003年，我搬家到了一个无法访问互联网的地方。我只有在周日去加尔各答（Kolkata）时才能联系到小组。当时，孟加拉语的Linux本地化版本已经成为了主流事物。我们的一些志愿者加入了Red Hat从事翻译和字体开发工作。我也忙于我的医疗工作，几乎没时间去进行开源开发。
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如今，使用Linux进行日常工作比其他任何操作系统都庚使我感到舒适。我也为自己与一个允许人们用自己语言交流的项目有所关联二自豪。它也为长期以来由于不会说英语二被认为处于“数字鸿沟（digital divide）”另一端的人们带来了计算能力。孟加拉语实际上是世界上使用最广泛的语言之一，这个项目消除了全球人口中很大一部分人接触数字科技的主要语言壁垒。
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### 加入开源
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加入到开源运动中来很容易。主动做一些对自己有用的事情，然后思索一下所做的事情如何能对他人也有帮助。关键在于使它免费可用，并且可以为世界增加不可估量的价值。
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via: https://opensource.com/article/20/7/linux-bengali
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作者：[Dr Anirban Mitra][a]
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选题：[lujun9972][b]
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译者：[JonnieWayy](https://github.com/JonnieWayy)
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校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID)
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本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出
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[a]: https://opensource.com/users/mitradranirban
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[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972
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[1]: https://opensource.com/sites/default/files/styles/image-full-size/public/lead-images/india-globe-map.jpg?itok=6sSEL5iO (India on the globe)
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[2]: http://www.yudit.org/
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