On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 8:09 PM, Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijssen@gmail.com> wrote:

Hoi,
The Wikimedia Localisation team has been very much active in this field and we have implemented the inscript one standard as well as other existing keyboard methods. We have met with CDAC and Red Hat about our current Narayam implementations and our and their future plans. Our notion is that using standard compliant and freely licensed technology is the way forward.

Thanks for the update.

On our road map there are the unknowns of how to support smart phones, tablet computers, not only for the official languages of India but for all of them including scripts ..

We are very happy to participate in any project that has as its goal to create standardised input methods for any kind of device. We can provide an environment for testing; we can support experimental keyboard methods side by side at translatewiki.net. When things become stable, we are quite happy to expose the world to new standards on the WMF wikis.

Is this the kind of support that would help you ?

Certainly! It will be a great opportunity to come up with virtual keyboard as required for each language with participation of the relevant users. Active indic language wikipedians can play a key role in this initiative.

The proposed mode of standard development is open for participation by every one. Though for the final balloting and to decide on any alternatives, IEEE-SA membership will be needed, which again is being offered at reduced rates for Indians. The official Work Group will be kick off in January. I request interested people to subscribe to the mailing list of the initiative.

Cheers
Arjuna Rao Chavala