Comments on: Research Highlight: Wiring Urdu to the 21st century http://www.nextstepforward.net/education-pakistan/research-highlight-wiring-urdu-to-the-21st-century/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:35:29 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Abdul Jabbar Khan http://www.nextstepforward.net/education-pakistan/research-highlight-wiring-urdu-to-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-2131 Abdul Jabbar Khan Sat, 03 Jul 2010 12:09:08 +0000 http://www.nextstepforward.net/?p=1316#comment-2131 وعلیکم السلام اوپن سورس میں تو شائید نہ ملے، مگر اسکے علاوہ مختلف جگہوں پر اردو اور اسکے فونٹس پر تحقیق وغیرہ جاری ہے۔ اسی سلسلے میں کچھ جگہوں پر اردو کے فانٹس بھی بنائیے جا چُکے ہیں اور ونڈوز میں اردو اور اسے مختلف کی بورڈ بھی مہیا کیئے جا چُکے ہیں۔ اردو کی بورڈ اور ونڈوز میں اردو استعمال کرنے کے لئے آپ اس سائٹ سے تفصیلات حاصل کر سکتے ہیں۔:۔ http://crulp.org وعلیکم السلام
اوپن سورس میں تو شائید نہ ملے، مگر اسکے علاوہ مختلف جگہوں پر اردو اور اسکے فونٹس پر تحقیق وغیرہ جاری ہے۔ اسی سلسلے میں کچھ جگہوں پر اردو کے فانٹس بھی بنائیے جا چُکے ہیں اور ونڈوز میں اردو اور اسے مختلف کی بورڈ بھی مہیا کیئے جا چُکے ہیں۔ اردو کی بورڈ اور ونڈوز میں اردو استعمال کرنے کے لئے آپ اس سائٹ سے تفصیلات حاصل کر سکتے ہیں۔:۔

http://crulp.org

]]> By: Abdul Jabbar Khan http://www.nextstepforward.net/education-pakistan/research-highlight-wiring-urdu-to-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-2130 Abdul Jabbar Khan Sat, 03 Jul 2010 12:08:48 +0000 http://www.nextstepforward.net/?p=1316#comment-2130 If the nuclear bomb provided protection of our existence, then Urdu computing will provide us intellectual independence & protection. I can’t recall one advanced country that depends on English (as a foreign language). Only backward people ignore their mother tongues and as we can’t become rich by borrowing more loans from IMF, we can’t advance in science by borrowing someone else’s language. It is a shame that Urdu is considered merely for its poetic & religious heritage & beauty. I mean whenever I read about Urdu on Internet, they are just talking about poetry & religion. It is nice, thus, to see CRULP doing serious business in Urdu and for Urdu. I hope next time I will be able to write my comments here in Urdu :). Thanks. Reply If the nuclear bomb provided protection of our existence, then Urdu computing will provide us intellectual independence & protection. I can’t recall one advanced country that depends on English (as a foreign language). Only backward people ignore their mother tongues and as we can’t become rich by borrowing more loans from IMF, we can’t advance in science by borrowing someone else’s language. It is a shame that Urdu is considered merely for its poetic & religious heritage & beauty. I mean whenever I read about Urdu on Internet, they are just talking about poetry & religion. It is nice, thus, to see CRULP doing serious business in Urdu and for Urdu. I hope next time I will be able to write my comments here in Urdu :). Thanks.

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]]> By: Aamir Berni http://www.nextstepforward.net/education-pakistan/research-highlight-wiring-urdu-to-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Aamir Berni Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:36:16 +0000 http://www.nextstepforward.net/?p=1316#comment-234 P.S. Isn't our 60+ year history of imposing English a proof that it has failed? When our government will remove English from the list of official languages of Pakistan and accept the fact that Urdu is here to stay? Thanks. P.S. Isn’t our 60+ year history of imposing English a proof that it has failed? When our government will remove English from the list of official languages of Pakistan and accept the fact that Urdu is here to stay? Thanks.

]]> By: Aamir Berni http://www.nextstepforward.net/education-pakistan/research-highlight-wiring-urdu-to-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-233 Aamir Berni Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:33:30 +0000 http://www.nextstepforward.net/?p=1316#comment-233 I think developing Urdu software is more difficult (and no less valuable) than developing the nuclear bomb. If the nuclear bomb provided protection of our existence, then Urdu computing will provide us intellectual independence & protection. I can't recall one advanced country that depends on English (as a foreign language). Only backward people ignore their mother tongues and as we can't become rich by borrowing more loans from IMF, we can't advance in science by borrowing someone else's language. It is a shame that Urdu is considered merely for its poetic & religious heritage & beauty. I mean whenever I read about Urdu on Internet, they are just talking about poetry & religion. It is nice, thus, to see CRULP doing serious business in Urdu and for Urdu. I hope next time I will be able to write my comments here in Urdu :). Thanks. I think developing Urdu software is more difficult (and no less valuable) than developing the nuclear bomb. If the nuclear bomb provided protection of our existence, then Urdu computing will provide us intellectual independence & protection. I can’t recall one advanced country that depends on English (as a foreign language). Only backward people ignore their mother tongues and as we can’t become rich by borrowing more loans from IMF, we can’t advance in science by borrowing someone else’s language. It is a shame that Urdu is considered merely for its poetic & religious heritage & beauty. I mean whenever I read about Urdu on Internet, they are just talking about poetry & religion. It is nice, thus, to see CRULP doing serious business in Urdu and for Urdu. I hope next time I will be able to write my comments here in Urdu :). Thanks.

]]> By: Bilal Munir http://www.nextstepforward.net/education-pakistan/research-highlight-wiring-urdu-to-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-114 Bilal Munir Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:16:24 +0000 http://www.nextstepforward.net/?p=1316#comment-114 Happy to see that my institute is doing a great job. Hats off to Dr. Hussain. -Bilal Happy to see that my institute is doing a great job. Hats off to Dr. Hussain.

-Bilal

]]> By: Khurram Javed Mir http://www.nextstepforward.net/education-pakistan/research-highlight-wiring-urdu-to-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Khurram Javed Mir Sat, 22 Aug 2009 13:17:54 +0000 http://www.nextstepforward.net/?p=1316#comment-113 I remember the day when we were planning to have First National Urdu Language Processing Workshop. Me ,Dr. Sarmad , Bilal Hashmi and others will spend countless days and nights in the office , juggling between our daily work and this event. There were ups and downs, when we would think if there will be funding for the event or not etc. But the event happened and well, it was just brilliant how it transformed into my batch being the first one to start different projects in CRULP. Rest is history! It surely gives me a great sense of pride that i was a part of this project's foundations. Still far more things to achieve - but if at all, this country has always shown its capacity to deliver on many fronts. :) Cheers! Khurram Mir I remember the day when we were planning to have First National Urdu Language Processing Workshop. Me ,Dr. Sarmad , Bilal Hashmi and others will spend countless days and nights in the office , juggling between our daily work and this event. There were ups and downs, when we would think if there will be funding for the event or not etc. But the event happened and well, it was just brilliant how it transformed into my batch being the first one to start different projects in CRULP. Rest is history! It surely gives me a great sense of pride that i was a part of this project’s foundations. Still far more things to achieve – but if at all, this country has always shown its capacity to deliver on many fronts. :)

Cheers!
Khurram Mir

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