Hi :) I think you can create your own websites as a central point. However, linking in with existing systems makes it easier to attract and build up a community. New people might already have an idea how to use, update, edit and add to what you have or use the wider community to get help.
An ossmalta website might be excellent as a list of recommended projects with links to the relevant parts of those projects. LibreOffice would be 1 item in the list and clicking it would take people to your http://mt.libreoffice.org/ website. The .org is a better ending then .com if you can get it. It fits with the FOSS philosophy better and seems larger and less limited somehow. It's worth joining the Websites Mailing List to get better ideas of how to build something up and the localisers list to get ideas on how to get translations. For discussions about websites and perhaps forums http://www.libreoffice.org/get-involved/web-administrators/ LibreOffice doesn't have any official forums at the moment but i think you could add one to the Maltese site? It's worth asking the Websites Team for ideas about how to do that. For ideas about getting translations done http://www.libreoffice.org/get-involved/localizers/ I'm not a translator but i would guess that it's fine to start with English or Italian or something or perhaps google-translate or something to get something rough "up and ready" fairly quickly. Then just translate a bit at a time when you have time or encourage people to lend a hand. Perhaps start with getting the Home & Download pages completed. Some things might be good as school or college projects? Ideally i guess it makes sense to delegate all the work for the various parts to other groups and just take a coordinating role. Good luck and regards from Tom :) ________________________________ From: Warren Camilleri <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, 24 July, 2011 12:32:38 Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] voiceovers for LibOCon hi tom, if i may ask how do i go about translating the site then lets say making amt.libreoffice.org site? like the IT, and i think Italo may take some interest as weare neighboring nations. and yes i am also in contact with Australian - Maltese schools and communities in Melbourne and Sydney, and smaller cities at an estimate of a minimum of 2 million speaker around the world as at 2007 large clusters have been found in the nations you have mentioned as well as Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Bulgaria, France, Syria, United Arab Emerites just to mention a few... i would like to ask if i am still able to create the libreoffice.ossmalta.com, as for local promotions, and support for the local community since the mt.libreoffice.org would just be a translated version of libreoffice.org, unless there are forums? the reason why i am mentioning my group ossmalta, as i am building it to be malta's one stop site for the world of open source - making it the Open Source Society in Malta. a big vision i know, a tough project you bet, but will it work? since its based off the spirit of TDF and Ubuntu forums, i believe it will, after all its for every one and the general public On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 12:54 AM, Tom Davies <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi :) > There are a lot of official LibreOffice websites for different > languages/countries. Here is a list ... > > http://www.libreoffice.org/international-sites/ > Apparently there are Maltese communities and individuals living in many > other > countries, not just in Malta. Notably Australia, Canada, Italy, Uk and the > US > have fairly large numbers of Maltese people or people who can probably > trace > their origins back there fairly easily. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_language > An official website might help develop The Document Foundation's Maltese > Community. > Regards from > Tom :) > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Warren Camilleri <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sat, 23 July, 2011 21:20:38 > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] voiceovers for LibOCon > > Hi guys and girls > > i forgot to mention that i will be working on a sub-site called > libreoffice.ossmalta.com where it would be in English and in the Maltese > language, i would like to ask i any one has experience on the google app - > sites platform? as to optimize it for the local market for promoting the > community, and also for my community site ossmalta.com to market > LibreOffice and provide some sort of support in the Maltese islands which > has a population of around 500,000 according to our last census. > > should any one have any objections kindly e-mail me, those that would like > to > help on the project i am more then happy for your assistance, i would like > to finish this project by mid 2012 as at late 2012 the smartcity project > funded by dubai telecom the same people of dubai internetcity will complete > thier project and would bring high rollers like oracle, microsoft, apple, > dell, lenovo and more to the country > > Thanks > Warren > > On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 10:13 PM, Warren Camilleri <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > Hi drew, > > > > i would like to ask for the exact script and maybe other sentance you'd > > like me to record? i will be using my netbooks microphone, as to use a > > professional one, i will be in contact with a media production company > that > > may assist us. > > > > advice me of a deadline for this project, so i could try and do it in the > > best possible time and format would be in mp3 from 128kps to 320kps if > thats > > not a problem? > > > > > > On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 8:55 PM, Dave Johnson <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > >> Drew... Most of my paid jobs require the very best in audio sound. If > it's > >> convenient, use wave (rif) files at least 1440khz or better. 24bit > >> Just f y I. > >> On Jul 22, 2011 6:41 PM, "Drew Jensen" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > On Thu, 2011-07-21 at 22:37 +0200, Warren Camilleri wrote: > >> >> Hi drew i won'mind recording in the maltese and english accents and > >> >> languages, i could help on flash animation over the weekends and have > >> >> finnaly got rid of ms office on my work office but still need to work > >> the > >> >> kinks on windows live mail whoch keeping 250 colleages from > >> switching.... > >> >> > >> > > >> > Hi Warren, > >> > > >> > Cool - and I'm glad you popped onto the mailing list to follow up with > >> > the request you stated on FaceBook. > >> > > >> > So - first the promo video you asked about - the 'Many Voices' video. > >> > > >> > > >> > http://www.youtube.com/user/libreoffice#p/c/3394BC60362F3DF6/0/SI4BjrxNwwA > >> > > >> > Note: I'm still using the youtube LibreOffie Vols channel, but have > just > >> > recently begun using the LibreOffice channel. (more on that in a > >> > different email) > >> > > >> > I think you wanted the graphic files I used for the backgrounds. > >> > > >> > You can find the files on the wiki: > >> > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Wallpapers > >> > > >> > There is a little trick I do with the document icon, adding the > scatter > >> > motif and the Libo/TDF logo - but that is all generated within the > video > >> > editor, blending the different elements at runtime - the source for > >> > those elements are also available on the wiki. > >> > > >> > > >> > Though I do have a graphic of that rendering, but it hasn't really > been > >> > vetted in anyway. > >> > > >> > OH - the voices, all from google BTW. > >> > > >> > Then there is the second video > >> > > >> > http://www.youtube.com/user/libreoffice#p/c/3394BC60362F3DF6/0/SI4BjrxNwwA > >> > > >> > Image wise, again all images are available from the wiki - but I did > >> > create special png files for use in the video from SVG sources on the > >> > wikim, for the application icons and the paper airplane. > >> > > >> > This one maybe is better suited for folks to add their own voice to. > >> > > >> > If that interests you then there are two possible ways to proceed. > >> > > >> > 1) Simply make a recording of your voice and send it to me and I'll > >> > replace my voice with yours. > >> > > >> > 2) I can send you the mp4 file, minus my voice, but with the music > track > >> > intact and you can mix your voice overtop. > >> > > >> > Either way is good with me. > >> > > >> > Let me know. > >> > > >> > > >> > //drew > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > >> [email protected] > >> > Problems? > >> http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > >> > Posting guidelines + more: > >> http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > >> > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ > >> > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > >> deleted > >> > >> -- > >> Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to > [email protected] > >> Problems? > >> http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > >> Posting guidelines + more: > http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > >> List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ > >> All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > >> deleted > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > Warren Camilleri > > Founding Father > > Mobile: +356 7991 2004 > > Skype: ossmalta | Twitter: @ossmalta > > > > > > > -- > Warren Camilleri > Founding Father > Mobile: +356 7991 2004 > Skype: ossmalta | Twitter: @ossmalta > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > -- Warren Camilleri Founding Father Mobile: +356 7991 2004 Skype: ossmalta | Twitter: @ossmalta -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
