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1LibreOffice Aarhus 2015 Conference Presentation

LibreOffice Sri Lanka

Danishka NavinCommunity Lead - LibreOffice Sri [email protected]


LibreOffice SinhalaLocalization of UI OpeOffice.org 2.xLibreOffice 3.2 localizationProfessional proof readingLibreOffice Sinhala launched 30th September 2011.


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




QA Workshop


LibreOffice Sinhala launched at FOSS4Gov

http://www.ft.lk/article/50062/ICTA-expands-FOSS-for-Government-activities-through-FOSS4Gov-conference

http://www.ft.lk/article/50062/ICTA-expands-FOSS-for-Government-activities-through-FOSS4Gov-conference


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


Changes in School Text books


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


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


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)


1000 School labs project

Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka initiated deploying 1000 schools labs.

Ubuntu based remix 20 or 40 desktops per lab


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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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


LibreOffice in Asia

How we can get more contributorsHow we can grow our user base?Issues when conducting events?


LibreOffice community in Asia

Similar issuesSharing experienceSharing success stories


Communication

Inter community (irc) meetings (once a month)?Mailing list: [email protected]


LibreAsia Conf

Workshops/talksHackathonTranslation sprintsPlan next year eventsMake more LibreOffice awareness in the hosting country


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Thank you!

Email: [email protected]: @danishkanavinIrc: hanthana

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mailto:[email protected]

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