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The translation of AbiWord has been available for download since July 2004, but few people have used the program.  We are only going to spread free software in Quechua if we have groups in each region promoting the use of the software.  In many ways, this is a more difficult task that the programming and translation work. 

We are looking for volunteers who want to burn CDs of our software and carry them to every cyber-cafe and school in their area. We need to convince network administrators to install software in Quechua and support its use.  We also need to publicize the existence of our software so that the people know of its existence.

In order to promote the use of software in Quechua, we are looking for the collaboration of social and governmental organizations.  Right now we are focusing more on the technical aspects of our project, but in the end we need wider collaboration in order to carry the fruit of our labor to the wider community.  If we don't do this, we are making software in Quechua only for a few linguistas and Linux enthusiasts.

Partly we are talking about a change of attitudes toward the Quechua language. Many people think that Quechua isn't useful in the context of technology and the things of modernity.  These sorts of thoughts don't change rapidly, but altering people's attitudes is the the more important and more difficult goal of our project.

Last Updated: Fri, 17 Oct 2008