We are working on a number of projects involving GNU/Linux softwares:

• SUSE Linux 9.3 (Professional GNU/Linux OS)
• Mandriva (GNU/Linux OS)
• Fedora Core (Free GNU/Linux Operating system)
• Gnome (Most popular desktop environment for GNU/Linux OS)
• KDE (K Desktop Environment)
•  Mozilla Web browser suite (Firefox, Thunderbird)
• OpenOffice.org (Opensource Office suite)

Our Goals
Our goal is to deliver the power of open source software to Punjabi community. We aim to create a fully localized version of GNU/Linux operating system in Punjabi language. The Punlinux projects allows user to:

• Use computer in Punjabi Language.
• Send and receive email in Punjabi.
• Surf Internet in Punjabi language.
• Create, save and print documents in Punjabi.
• Play Games/Music player/Video Players in Punjabi.

Why Open Source?

Free software is a matter of freedom: people should be free to use software in all the ways that are socially useful. Software differs from material objects--such as chairs, sandwiches, and gasoline--in that it can be copied and changed much more easily. These possibilities make software as useful as it is; we believe software users should be able to make use of them. More ...

Help Us
Please help us in spreading the Open source software to the masses.

• Use open source software.
• Distribute/Sell Open software CDROM's
• Spread awareness about Open source and free software
• Use Punjabi language (localized version) of Open source software
• Join us in making Punjab an IT power

Project is Powered by following Open Source software

• Sourceforge.net
• MySql Database
• PHP Scripting language
• Gimp Image Manipulation Program
• NVU Web page editor

Technical Info about Project

Use of CVS
Anonymous CVS Access

Punlinux's CVS repository can be checked out through anonymous (pserver) CVS with the following instruction set.
The module you wish to check out must be specified as the modulename. When prompted for a password for
anonymous, simply press the Enter key. To determine the names of the modules created by this project,
you may examine their CVS repository via the provided web-based CVS repository viewer.

cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/punlinux login
 
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/punlinux co -P modulename

Information about accessing this CVS repository may be found in  document titled,
"Basic Introduction to CVS and SourceForge.net (SF.net) Project CVS Services".

Updates from within the module's directory do not need the -d parameter.

Developer CVS Access via SSH

Only project developers can access the CVS tree via this method. A SSH client must be installed on your client machine. Substitute modulename and developername with the proper values. Enter your site password when prompted.

Project administrators may limit CVS access to this repository using cvs_acls or the CVS access member permissions option. Developers may verify their CVS access status on the admin page for this project.

A significant amount of information about project CVS services may be found in our "Introduction to Project CVS Services". Developers new to CVS should read our "Basic Introduction to CVS and SourceForge.net (SF.net) Project CVS Services".

Developers may also make use of shared SSH keys for authentication.

export CVS_RSH=ssh
 
cvs -z3 -d:ext:developername@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/punlinux co -P modulename

replace  modulename=openoffice

NOTE: UNIX file and directory names are case sensitive. The path to the project
 CVSROOT must be specified using lowercase characters (i.e. /cvsroot/punlinux)

Information about accessing this CVS repository may be found in document titled,
 "Basic Introduction to CVS and SourceForge.net (SF.net) Project CVS Services".

In order to access a CVS repository, you must install a special piece of software called a CVS client;
In case of problem with this please mail at:
punlinux (at) users (dot) sourceforge (dot) net