2. Introduction
Tamil is a member of the Dravidian languages. Its
origin is in southern India and the language is written with non-Roman
alphabets. So there is a need for special fonts, encoding,
keyboard layout and drivers, besides localization, including
currency, date format, etc. This document will give a complete
overview of setting up and working in the Tamil Linux
environment. There are several pieces of information and tools
available for Linux in Tamil; this how-to will serve as a
meta-index to all the scattered resources.
A word before you enter - most of the fonts, tools, RPMs
and documents are being gathered under one site. So try the
resources at
http://tamil.homelinux.org
before you embark on treasure-hunting.