LibreOffice Sri Lanka · LibreOffice Sri Lanka ... On both GNU/Linux and Windows 15 volunteers, 6...
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LibreOffice Sri Lanka
Danishka NavinCommunity Lead - LibreOffice Sri [email protected]
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LibreOffice SinhalaLocalization of UI OpeOffice.org 2.xLibreOffice 3.2 localizationProfessional proof readingLibreOffice Sinhala launched 30th September 2011.
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QA Workshop
Tested Writer, Calc, Impress, Base, Draw and MathOn both GNU/Linux and Windows15 volunteers, 6 TeamsLibreOffice Sinhala launched 30th September 2011.Fixed all typos during the event and filled bugs when required
http://danishkanavin.blogspot.dk/2010/03/openoffice-32-qa-workshop-2010-sri.html
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LibreOffice Sinhala launched at FOSS4Gov
http://www.ft.lk/article/50062/ICTA-expands-FOSS-for-Government-activities-through-FOSS4Gov-conference
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Translation Marathon 2011
70+ contributors 27 hours Completed 11% of Help TranslationTranslated 47307 words within one dayObjective
To complete part of Help translationMaking awareness within community Let many people to contribute to a FOSS project
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Workshop for journalist
One day workshop to give an awareness on Open Source and major projects.
25 journalists Covered topics
Introduction to Open SourceMajor FOSS tools and project Open Source Licensing
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FOSS awareness for local government
In 2011, series of FOSS awareness events were conducted in local authorities under Western Province in Sri Lanka.
Objective was to introduce Firefox and OpenOffice.org
eLocal Government (on going project)Deploying 10 systems per local government officeOnly GNU/Linux systems
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Hanthana Linux Project
A Fedora remix started in 2009, to promote Open Source in Sri Lankan community.
Ship with LibreOffice and Official DocumentationDeployed in 9 national schools with teacher trainingOver 40,000 (Source: sourceforge.net)
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1000 School labs project
Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka initiated deploying 1000 schools labs.
Ubuntu based remix 20 or 40 desktops per lab
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Thank you!
ICT Agency of Sri LankaMinistry of EducationNational Institute of Education Ministry of Local Government & Provincial CouncilsUniversities and higher education organizationsHanthana Linux ProjectSri Lanka Linux Community (LKLUG)
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All text and image content in this document is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License (unless otherwise specified). "LibreOffice" and "The Document Foundation" are registered trademarks. Their respective logos and icons are subject to international copyright laws. The use of these therefore is subject to the trademark policy.
Thank you!
Email: [email protected]: @danishkanavinIrc: hanthana
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Asia
52 countries 4.3 billion population 46 languages (National/Regional)
Afghanistan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Myanmar
Cambodia
China(PRC)
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Kyrgyztan
Laos
North KoreaSouth Korea
Kuwait
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Lebanon
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Nepal
Pakistan
Philippines
Qatar
Oman
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Timor-Leste
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen
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LibreOffice in Asia
How we can get more contributorsHow we can grow our user base?Issues when conducting events?
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LibreOffice community in Asia
Similar issuesSharing experienceSharing success stories
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Communication
Inter community (irc) meetings (once a month)?Mailing list: [email protected]
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LibreAsia Conf
Workshops/talksHackathonTranslation sprintsPlan next year eventsMake more LibreOffice awareness in the hosting country
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All text and image content in this document is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License (unless otherwise specified). "LibreOffice" and "The Document Foundation" are registered trademarks. Their respective logos and icons are subject to international copyright laws. The use of these therefore is subject to the trademark policy.
Thank you!
Email: [email protected]: @danishkanavinIrc: hanthana