Thai Linux Working Group

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| formation = 1998

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| website = {{Official website|https://linux.thai.net/}}

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Thai Linux Working Group (TLWG; {{Langx|th|ไทยลินุกซ์เวิร์กกิงกรุ๊ป}}) is a group of volunteers working on free and open-source software to support Thai language.{{cite journal|title=Free/Open Source Software: Localization |vauthors=Souphavanh A, Karoonboonyanan T |journal=Asia-Pacific Development Information Programme |date=2005|url=https://www.math.unipd.it/~bellio/Free%20Open%20Source%20Software%20-%20Localization.pdf }}{{cite web|url=https://linux.thai.net/about/history|title=ความเป็นมา {{pipe}} LTN|website=linux.thai.net|access-date=27 August 2024}} The organization was founded in September 1998 with NECTEC's support.

In 1999, TLWG created MATEL (Mandrake and Thai Extension Linux). This Linux distribution eventually got renamed to LinuxTLE.{{cite web|url=https://distrowatch.com/?newsid=01560|website=distrowatch.com|title=Distribution Release: LinuxTLE 5.5 Live CD (DistroWatch.com News)|access-date=27 August 2024}}{{cite web|url=https://slideplayer.in.th/slide/2779810/|title=Siriluk Kultherawit (B02) 1 Linux TLE. - ppt ดาวน์โหลด|website=slideplayer.in.th|access-date=27 August 2024}}

In 2006, source code created by TLWG has been moved to GitHub{{cite web|url=https://www.blognone.com/node/80952|title=โครงการ TLWG ย้ายซอร์สโค้ดไป GitHub|website=Blognone|access-date=27 August 2024}}

Projects

TLWG has created and continues to back several projects such as LinuxTLE, LibThai, SWATH, Fonts-TLWG. They also tweaked LaTeX to support Thai language.

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