But such regional LoCos are already present in other parts of India. loco.ubuntu.com/teams/ubuntu-delhi
loco.ubuntu.com/teams/ubuntu-bangalore On 11/6/12, Neal McBurnett <n...@bcn.boulder.co.us> wrote: > Thanks for writing, Prince Mathew. It sounds like you have a good > opportunity to make a difference for Kerala and for Ubuntu! > > It would seem that talking with the Malayalam language team, the Indian team > and the LoCo Council may indeed prove fruitful. > > But discussion here could also be of interest. E.g. I am curious how > activities of this sort are organized in other large, diverse or > multi-lingual countries. In the US, which is smaller and less diverse than > India, several states have their own loco teams. > > The region guidelines (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamRegions) say e.g. > for Russia, "Each team should cover a 'federal subject'". > > But they don't have a suggestion for countries in Asia. > > Are there other countries with multiple teams? Are there some good models > to follow? > > Cheers, > > Neal McBurnett http://neal.mcburnett.org/ > > On Mon, Nov 05, 2012 at 09:26:57PM -0500, José Antonio Rey wrote: >> In my opinion, this is something that needs to be addressed to the LoCo >> Council. You can reach them at <loco-coun...@lists.ubuntu.com>. >> >> On 11/05/2012 09:22 PM, Prince Mathew wrote: >> > I am again confused. What is the difference between a LoCo and a >> > Translation team? I have seen many teams such as "Ubuntu Tamil Team" >> > in the list of LoCos. I thought both are same. >> > >> > My primary aim is to start a LoCo, not an online translation team. I >> > have people from my area who are interested to participate. We are >> > planning to conduct real-world awareness programs, promotion >> > campaigns, training for school children, demonstrations, etc. But we >> > are also ready to undertake some of the localization activities. >> > >> > India is a large country and Indian states are comparable with >> > countries in Europe. Each state has it's own regional language (except >> > Hindi speaking states) and most of the states are as big as a typical >> > European country (both in area and population). >> > >> > My plan is to set up a LoCo for Kerala state. The official policy of >> > Kerala state government is to promote Linux and open softwares but due >> > to the unwillingness of employees in government departments, they are >> > still using proprietory Windows. If adequate awareness and training >> > imparted, we can totally replace Windows with Ubuntu. We can tell them >> > that Ubuntu is available in their own mother-tongue. There are many >> > tools developed by http://smc.org.in, but common people are nowhere >> > near using these tools due to the lack of basic knowledge in Linux. If >> > we provide them a basic training and ensure continued assistance, they >> > would feel confidence in trying Linux. >> > >> > >> > On 11/6/12, Ko Ko Ye` <kokoye2...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> you can joint India loco team & Malayalam language team >> >> >> >> http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/indian-team >> >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MalayalamTranslation >> >> https://launchpad.net/~lp-l10n-ml >> >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 1:19 AM, Rafael Carreras <rcarre...@ubuntu.cat> >> >> wrote: >> >>> 2012/11/5 Prince Mathew <mr.princemat...@gmail.com>: >> >>>> Hi, >> >>>> >> >>>> My name is Prince Mathew and I would like to start a LoCo in Kerala, >> >>>> India for supporting Ubuntu in Malayalam language. I have read >> >>>> http://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamHowto page and still I am not clear >> >>>> on >> >>>> how to start a LoCo. For example, where should I register the name >> >>>> of >> >>>> my new LoCo? How can I get approved as LoCoTeamContact? Who gives >> >>>> the >> >>>> administratorship? >> >>>> >> >>>> Where should I exactly begin? >> >>> >> >>> Hello Prince. >> >>> >> >>> There are some examples of LoCo Teams based on language, not country. >> >>> So you can start a LoCo Team if you have some people ready to work. >> >>> You can start it by setting a mailing list. I don't know if you have >> >>> contacts on some university or you have a server you can install a >> >>> mailman, that would be nice. >> >>> You can register your LoCo Team (once it is really running) on LoCo >> >>> Team Portal (http://loco.ubuntu.com/) by creating a group in >> >>> Launchpad >> >>> and adding it to locoteams group (https://launchpad.net/~locoteams). >> >>> Well, you must learn how to use Launchpad is you are not used to it. >> >>> In the long term, you can apply for you LoCo to be Approved, but >> >>> that's another story. >> >>> >> >>> Don't hesitate to ask more questions. >> >>> >> >>> Good luck! >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> Rafael Carreras Guillén | gpg.id 2C1AF9C5 >> >>> http://rcarreras.caliu.cat > > -- > loco-contacts mailing list > loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts > -- loco-contacts mailing list loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts
