= ReApproval Application 2015 for Japanese LoCo Team (ubuntu-jp) = == Key Details == * '''Date''' - 16 July 2015 * '''Team Contact''' - [[https://launchpad.net/~jkbys|Jun Kobayashi]] * '''Membership''' - 11 active core members and tens of volunteers as of 16 July 2015. * '''Mailing List''' - ubuntu-jp on lists.ubuntu.com with 2722 members as of 19 July 2011. * '''IRC''' - #ubuntu-jp on Freenode * '''Launchpad Page''' - https://launchpad.net/~japaneseteam * '''Web Site''' - http://www.ubuntulinux.jp * '''Web Forum''' - https://forums.ubuntulinux.jp * '''Wiki Site''' - https://wiki.ubuntulinux.jp == Roadmap == * '''Spread Ubuntu in Japan''' - Increase the number of Japanese users involved in the Ubuntu community. * Continue to organize regional meetings. * Attend local FLOSS conferences four or more times per year. * Continue running LoCo team resources: [[http://www.ubuntulinux.jp/|Web site]], IRC (#ubuntu-jp), Mailing List (unbuntu-jp@lists.ubuntu.com), [[http://forum.ubuntulinux.jp/|Web forum]]. * Write articles on local magazines and web sites. * Advise more companies which plan to use Ubuntu for business. * Hold a release party. * '''IRC Meetings''' - Continue to organise regular weekly IRC meetings. * '''Make Ubuntu better for Japanese users''' - Translate more applications, improve Japanese display and input support, and work to build up and provide a better Japanese language environment. * Maintain jp.archive.ubuntu.com to make Japanese users update their ubuntu system comfortably. * Continue to create and distribute Japanese Remix Desktop DVD images which supports Japanese input even in live session. * and continue efforts to reduce differencies between Official Imange and Japanese Remix * '''Better relation ships with other FOSS communities''' - Expand cooperative ties with other Ubuntu and FOSS comunities. * Maintain cooperation with Debian JP Project. * Deepen exchanges with other FLOSS communities including LibreOffice, Linaro, Android, etc. * '''Deepen exchanges with Ubuntu users in other countries''' * Encourage more of the Japanese LoCo Team members to become Ubuntu Members. == Experience == Experiences from 19 June 2013 to 16 July 2015. * '''Meetings''' - We organized events for Ubuntu users. * '''Conference Attendance''' - We have held and attended following conferences. * [[https://wiki.ubuntulinux.jp/Events/gihyojp-recipe-300| Ubuntu Weekly Recipe and Topics 300th event]]; host ([[http://gihyo.jp/admin/serial/01/ubuntu-recipe/0306|event report]]) * [[https://wiki.ubuntulinux.jp/Events/OfflineTokyo201405| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS release party]]; host ([[http://gihyo.jp/admin/serial/01/ubuntu-recipe/0325|event report]]) * [[https://wiki.ubuntulinux.jp/Events/10thAnniversary| Ubuntu 14.10 release party and 10th anniversary]]; host ([[http://gihyo.jp/admin/serial/01/ubuntu-recipe/0355|event report]]) * [[https://wiki.ubuntulinux.jp/Events/OfflineTokyo201506| Ubuntu 15.04 release party]]; host ([[http://gihyo.jp/admin/serial/01/ubuntu-recipe/0380|event reprot]]) * [[http://www.ospn.jp/osc2015-do/|Open Source Conference 2015 Hokkaido]]; booth participation * [[http://www.ospn.jp/osc2015-okinawa/|Open Source Conference 2015 Okinawa]]; booth participation * [[http://www.ospn.jp/osc2015-spring/|Open Source Conference 2015 Tokyo/Spring]]; booth participation * [[http://www.ospn.jp/osc2014-fall/|Open Source Conference 2014 Tokyo/Fall]]; booth participation * [[http://www.ospn.jp/osc2014-do/|Open Source Conference 2014 Hokkaido]]; booth participation * [[http://www.ospn.jp/osc2014-kyoto/|Open Source Conference 2014 Kansai@Kyoto]]; booth participation * [[http://www.ospn.jp/osc2014-okinawa/|Open Source Conference 2014 Okinawa]]; booth participation * [[http://www.ospn.jp/osc2014-spring/|Open Source Conference 2014 Tokyo/Spring]]; booth participation * [[http://www.ospn.jp/osc2013-fall/|Open Source Conference 2013 Tokyo/Fall]]; booth participation * [[http://www.ospn.jp/osc2013-do/|Open Source Conference 2013 Hokkaido]]; booth participation * [[http://www.ospn.jp/osc2013-kyoto/|Open Source Conference 2013 Kansai@Kyoto]]; booth participation * [[http://www.ospn.jp/osc2013-okinawa/|Open Source Conference 2013 Okinawa]]; booth participation * '''Meetings with organizations''' - We have talked about Ubuntu with some companies which are considering using Ubuntu for their business. * [[https://launchpad.net/~akira-tanaka|Akira Tanaka]] has become an admin of Ubuntu Japanese Translators Team. * '''Team Reports''' - We have submitted the summary of our activities to TeamReports page continually ( [[JapaneseTeam/TeamReports|summary page]] ). * '''Regular IRC Meeting''' - We organize meetings in #ubuntu-jp on irc.freenode.net every Tuesday (13:00 UTC / 22:00 JST). * '''Ubuntu Kaizen Project''' - We manage the [[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-jp-improvement|Ubuntu Kaizen Project]] to handle bugs submitted in Japanese. * '''Japanese Ubuntu articles''' - We have written articles for following papers and online local magazines * [[http://gihyo.jp/admin/serial/01/ubuntu-recipe|Ubuntu Weekly Recipe]] / weekly * Serialized in 382 articles as of 16 July 2015. (from June 2013: around +100 articles) * [[http://gihyo.jp/admin/clip/01/ubuntu-topics|Ubuntu Weekly Topics]] / weekly * Serialized in around 380 articles as of 16 June 2015 (from June 2013: around +100 articles). * [[http://gihyo.jp/magazine/SD/archive/2015/201507|"Ubuntu Monthly Report" SoftwareDesign]] - has been serialized since May 2010, and continues today.(from June 2013: +24 articles) * "Software Design"(Nov 2013) [[http://gihyo.jp/magazine/SD/archive/201311|Emacs for Everywhere]] written by Hajime Mizuno * "Software Design"(Nov 2013) [[http://gihyo.jp/magazine/SD/archive/201311|Deatils for 13.10]] written by Hiroshi Chonan * "Software Design"(Jun 2014) [[http://gihyo.jp/magazine/SD/archive/201406|About Ubuntu 14.04 LTS]] * "The future of convergence" by Chonan Hiroshi * "Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 LTS and GNOME Shell" by Ikuya Awashiro * "Input Method for Ubuntu 14.04" by Ikuya Awashiro * "What's Long Term Support?" by Ikuya Awashiro * "Ubuntu SDK and Ubuntu Touch" by Mitsuya Shibata * "New packages for Foundation and Server" by Yoshida Fumihito * "Software Design"(Feb 2015) [[http://gihyo.jp/magazine/SD/archive/201502|Ubuntu and systemd]] written by Mitsuya Shibata * "Software Design"(Mar 2015) [[http://gihyo.jp/magazine/SD/archive/201503|Snappy Ubuntu Core]] written by Mitsuya Shibata * '''Japanese Ubuntu Books''' - Our member wrote some books in Japanese. You can purchase in Japanese book stores and amazon.co.jp. * "[[http://itpro.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/MAG/20140602/560891/|Ubuntu super-understanding book]]" written by Ikuya Awashiro, Fumihito Yoshida, Hiroshi Chonan * [[http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00LMY5N6Y/|Kindle version]] * "[[http://www.shuwasystem.co.jp/products/7980html/4134.html|Ubuntu Linux Introduction Kit for 14.04]]" written by Hajime Mizuno * '''Japanese Remix CDs/DVDs''' - We create and distribute Japanese Remix Desktop DVDs for each release of Ubuntu. * [[http://www.ubuntulinux.jp/News/ubuntu1310-ja-remix|Ubuntu 13.10 Desktop Japanese Remix]] * [[http://www.ubuntulinux.jp/News/ubuntu1404-ja-remix|Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Desktop Japanese Remix]] * [[http://www.ubuntulinux.jp/News/ubuntu1410-ja-remix|Ubuntu 14.10 Desktop Japanese Remix]] * [[http://www.ubuntulinux.jp/News/ubuntu1504-ja-remix|Ubuntu 15.04 Desktop Japanese Remix]] * For all releases, we translated release note: * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SaucySalamander/ReleaseNotes/Ja|Ubuntu 13.10 Release Notes]] * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes/Ja|Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Release Notes]] * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UtopicUnicorn/ReleaseNotes/Ja|Ubuntu 14.10 Release Notes]] * [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/VividVervet/ReleaseNotes/Ja|Ubuntu 15.04 Release Notes]] * '''Archive/Release mirrors''' - We maintain archive mirrors in Japan with help of some organizations. * [[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+mirror/ubuntutym.u-toyama.ac.jp-archive|University of Toyama]] * [[https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+mirror/ubuntu-ashisuto.ubuntulinux.jp|K.K. Ashisuto]]