Malta Linux User Group

I am a relative newbie for Linux and even more so for this forum, so I do not know if this is the right way to post a query. I have kubuntu and I have just installed KDE 4.1. I cannot find a way to install plasmoids. I installed (using adept) kdetoys but it did not include kmoon, which was the one I was interested in most. I installed kmoon separately, but I cannot find a way to access it. When I right click on the panle or the plasma I do not get an "Install applet" option.

I just found out about the online spellchecker through casual browsing. Such an effort to provide a free of charge service is truly commendable. Well done to all involved.

I was wondering whether it would be possible to obtain a copy of the Maltese word list used by the Online Spellchecker. Is such list readily available online, or if not, are there any other sources from where it could be obtained?

Agenda and minutes will be available soon

Hi,

Would anyone be interested in a project that can make these great technologies like the online spellchecker and http://www.translatemaltese.com/meemo available offline for people travelling oversea's or just learning the maltese language on a portable laptop.This program could also include a version of the Maltese keyboard for special charactors.

If anyone would be interested in such a project, could you please contact me at tripytrev@yahoo.com

Thank you, I look forward to speaking with anyone interested, or if there is already something out there like this.

Minutes of meeting held last Saturday, 23rd August 2008 are attached to this article. Of note:

• AGM date in October has been announced
• Preparation of MLUG activity for University freshers week

Meeting at Irrera, Ta' Xbiex

The announcement by the Ministry responsible for IT that it is actively seeking open-source solutions came as a surprise, albeit a very welcome one. It signals a shift from our government being bound to and dependent almost exclusively on one supplier, to a more open IT scene, and one which is based on some very healthy practices of openness and competition. It's no secret that the Government's policies in IT will propagate across the private sector, as well as MCAST and the University.

The i-Tech supplement in The Times contained various reactions from the open source community in Malta, including yours truly. My full comments can be seen in The Recipe for Success.

According to this article in Times, the Maltese government is actively interested in seeing how to use open source technologies including Linux across its offices and schools.