எனது *முதல் கவிதை* ஒரு வாழ்த்துச் செய்தி:
தை வந்தது உலகோர்கு,
வழி ஒன்றுண்டு சான்றோர்கு;
நடந்திடும், நிகழ்ந்திடும் எல்லாம் உன் உளமாற.புதிய ஆண்டில் பொங்கல் - பொழிவு
சிந்தைகளோடு பொங்கட்டும் உனது வளங்கள்;
சுற்றங்கள் செழித்து மற்றவை சிறக்க
அன்பு நண்பர்களுக்கு
பொங்கள் திருநாள் வாழ்த்துக்கள்.
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You all know how Linux is growing. Heard that Taiwanese notebook makers are trying the market with Linux. We all see the IBM’s new advertisement. News about Novell acquiring Ximian and SUSE. Prospects for Linux are growing overwhelmingly. You just can’t lag behind.
Tamil, one of the oldest and rich language that exists. Thirukkural, Silappathikaaram, KambaRaamayaanam, Aathicchoodi, Manimekalai, Kundalakeasi, Valayaapathi…. Ho! this list is getting bigger. These are the Greatest epics and literature that this world could see. Tamil is spoken throughout the world: in Srilanka (LTTE), Singapore (Murugan Temple), Malaysia (SamyVelu), London (BBC TamilOsai), America (Merina.com), TamilNadu (??). Believe me, there is a school somewhere in South Africa that teaches Tamil. Inspite of these our state politicians still strive hard (??) to make it a classical language.
Ok. Now how is Tamil growing in Linux and OpenSource?. Lots of people are working in Localization of Linux applications and in other related Translation works. You’ll sure be just amazed to know that they are bringing these apps viz: KDE, GNOME, XFce, Mozilla, OpenOffice, Nucleus, TuxPaint, PhpBB, GIMP, BlueFish… in Tamil. One of the groups is working to bring a Full Fledged Tamil PC, called ZhaKaNini based on Linux and other open source utilities. Tamillinux.org is co-ordinating most of the activities. Tamilinix is the place where all such people dicuss on their developments and issues. Barathee is there for Free/Open Source Tamil Software. More than these Google is available in Tamil. Like to hear Chinese Radio in Tamil?
Just search for Tamil in yahoogroups and compare the number of results with any other Indian language. You’ll notice the multitude of people groups that operate. I did it for Google. Here are the results: