1.
*Localization - Ankur
*
Problems:
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we all are technical people who may not be interested in localization
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more targeted people are from valley who are more interested in keyboard
layout.
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We are not into right audience.
Mechanism:
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pootle server/ dissemination
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inclusion in FOSS Promotion materials
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team formation.
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Orientation to new members.
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Set path for them. Show them ways to contribute to FOSS
Unicodify can be made an addon of OOo.
For Nepali Translation, we have one glossary by HLCIT. We need to refer
to it for.
1.
*Prasfutan -Bibek Paudel
*
What is it?
Its a portal for sharing the creativity whose creativity is not getting a
medium to share. Matches the theme of FOSS Nepal this year-->
create.share.collaborate
What is to be done?
Create the site in Drupal. Design the layout. Domain registration. Kick
start.
2.
*Strategy of FOSS Nepal for 2008-2009*
Subir Pradhanang presented the strategy for 2008-2009
Strategies based on:
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FOSS Ka Kura (FKK) on a regular basis and assign it to FOSS IOE Pulchowk
with FKK Coordinator
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FOSS Support Center in HLCIT
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FOSS Training and Research Center in Brihaspati school
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Changing curriculum in schools by including FOSS topic and making it
vendor neutral
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Software Freedom Day 2009 on September 19
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FOSS Nepal @ CAN InfoTech 2009
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LTSP Deployments
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Trainings and Presentations:
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Presentation at CDC <http://moescdc.gov.np/> (after Dashain) and give
them written feedback to change course
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Training to NTA staff members (1-week, 2-3 hours each day)
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Tie up with NPIX (Gaurab Upadhyaya ji) for System Administration
training (Could this be something on enterprise front?)
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Training of Trainers (ToT) and Community training @ Brihaspati
Training Center
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FOSS Orientation program to Media persons (after Dashain)
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FOSS Orientation program @ Kantipur Engineering College (KEC),
Dhapakhel (after Dashain)
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Give more responsibilities to active community members by involving them
in working committee and form sub-committees like CCC, Curriculum committee,
LTSP, NepaLinux, Ubuntu, Fedora interest groups, etc.
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Form local FOSS communities in colleges and universities with
presentations in new ones
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Can we do something on the Enterprise front?
*Discussions were held focusing on few things like:*
1.
Curriculum
2.
Training centre
3.
Support Centre
4.
FOSS Nepal sustainability
5.
Fund generating
6.
Motivating and involving members in maximum of projects.
This has been the proposed programs and what we do in this year. The
discussions and changes of required can be done in followup meetings.
The final decision of the meeting were:
1.
Boost up Localization campaign/project.
2.
Do massive work on uplifting local talents and encouraging everyone
around us to be a part of prasfutan.
3.
Work on training centre/ support centre. Develop mechanism very soon and
organize TOT and Training to e-library staffs from around Nepal after
Dashain.
4. FKK will be organized by IOE-FOSS on behalf of FOSS NEPAL Community.
The venue will be IOE,Pulchowk unless other interested college offer for
venue.
May be i have missed some points... please update it in wiki....
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Prabin Gautam "ओपन ठिटो"
Registered Linux User #443940
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