This is the main page for the 2015 Globalization Group FAD, which is a FAD (a mini-conference) focused on working on Fedora 24 development plans, brainstorming on Fedora globalization workflow and deciding strategy for different Fedora products.
Purpose
Fedora Globalization group involves 4 project Internationalization, Localization, Language Testing Group and Zanata. These group has spread across the regions. We are proposing 3 days of FAD and we would like to do following activities/tasks.
Task list:
- Fedora globalization
- synchronize l10n, i18n, Zanata and FLTG.
- Deciding g11n mission in the rise of Fedora.Next products. Workstation, Server and Cloud.
- Fedora 24
- Development plans
- Change proposals
- Test day improvements plan.
- Listing out Fedora language support status. Crosscheck with CLDR or Wikipedia list.
- Deciding on Fedora locale related default fonts selection procedure.
- Working on Glibc locale-archive split into different locales.
- L10n Sprints planning for Fedora releases.
- Fedora language spins - Defining process to get requests.
- What should mentors for G11N do? Reviewing quick start documents.
- Identifying and Filling missing bits of "How to loosely organize a community"
Impact
The completion of these goals will create the following positive change within the project.
- Fedora G11N activities are going very silently, with FAD dedicated on G11N will help to create buzz and help to get more activities and more contribution in this domain.
- Synchronization between 4 groups i18n, Zanata, l10n and FLTG under the globalization initiative.
- Getting mentors and quick start guide will attract new contributors to G11N.
- Test day improvement. Better planning, more relevant test case and more contribution on testday.
- Globalization plans for Fedora products Workstation, Server and Cloud by understanding there requirements.
- Completion of long time pending task from Globalization.
These outcomes connect with the following Fedora Community Objectives by:
- Fedora.Next initiative :- Understanding and planning for globalization requirement of different products.
- Creating a Free (as in Freedom) distribution
- Produce robust time-based releases every six months :- Development plans just after F23 will help to complete change proposals well in F24 release cycle.
- Building open source software communities
- Be on the leading edge of free and open source technology :- Fedora distribution has been remained leading the globalization development. Most of innovations first happens into Fedora and then other distribution adopts it. Example. IBus, Locales, Predictive text input method and Various fonts.
- Getting mentors and quick start guides will motivate and ease contribution from community members.
- Promote a global perspective by supporting as many languages and geographic locales as possible
- We will identify Fedora present situation from language support and will plan to cover more languages.
- Developing the science and practice of building communities
- Use existing models that work, (re)building on them only as needed in each case :- i18n, l10n, zanata and FLTG groups already doing most of the things out of this. Going through this can provide more inputs on how can we build more community around it.
Detailed Work Items & Final Attendees
Name | Remote/Local/Travel | Sun | Mon | Tue | Core Tasks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pravin Satpute | Travel | Organizer + Documentation + Development | |||
Akira TAGOH | Local | Organizer + Development | |||
Michelle Kim | Travel | Organizer + Zanata + G11n Operation | |||
Jens Petersen | Travel | Development | |||
Peng Wu | Travel | Development | |||
Parag Nemade | Travel | Development | |||
Alex Eng | Travel | Zanata + G11n Operation | |||
Carlos Munoz | Travel (will be in Tokyo around those dates for OpenStack summit) | Zanata | |||
Takao Fujiwara | Local | Development | |||
Mike Fabian | Travel if possible | Development | |||
Mohamed Fawzy | Remote | new member, Localization | |||
anish | Travel | Development | |||
Daiki Ueno | Local | Development | |||
Noriko Mizumoto | Travel | Localization | |||
Ani Peter | Travel | Zanata & FLTG |
Planning Prerequisites
See the How to organize a FAD list; you can keep your to-do list here.
Completed work itemDecide on Dates and LocationWork out budgetArrange Facilities- List Resources
- Be Somewhat Structured
- Arrange Lodging
- Arrange Refreshments
- Arrange a Social Event
Plan
- Location: Ebisu Neonato 8F| 4-1-18, Ebisu,Shibuya-ku|Tokyo Japan
- Date: 1-3th November, 2015
- Schedule TBD
- Sunday Schedule
Time | Scheduled activity | Session Lead |
---|---|---|
TBD | Fedora G11N - Where we stand? | TBD |
TBD | Glibc locale archive split | TBD |
TBD | Automated Testing (L10N-I18N) | TBD |
TBD | Fedora Language support matrix | TBD |
TBD | Localization status in Fedora | TBD |
TBD | L10N Sprint | TBD |
TBD | Zanata feedback survey | TBD |
TBD | Hangout with FPL | TBD |
- Monday Schedule
Time | Scheduled activity | Session Lead |
---|---|---|
TBD | Fedora Language spins | TBD |
TBD | Strategy for different Fedora products | TBD |
TBD | Building translation different than Softwares | TBD |
TBD | L10N of Fedora Magazine | TBD |
TBD | F23 Release Party: History and Present | TBD |
TBD | F23 Release Party: Fedora 23 G11N features L10N | TBD |
TBD | F23 Release Party: Fedora 23 G11N features I18N | TBD |
TBD | Open House | TBD |
- Tuesday Schedule
Time | Scheduled activity | Session Lead |
---|---|---|
TBD | Zanata and Fedora | TBD |
TBD | Fedora 24 plans? | TBD |
TBD | L10N of Fedora Magazine | TBD |
TBD | Mentoring new contributors | TBD |
- Participants arrive at THIS_TIME_AND_DATE
- PravinS arrive on xyz date
- Will add other people who are traveling
- Participants leave at THIS_TIME_AND_DATE
- PravinS leave on xyz date
- Important skills (any of the following)
- Fonts
- IME (IBus, SCIM)
- Encoding (Unicode)
- CLDR.
- Language experts.
- Personnel (people who might fit the bill)
- Name (location, role) Confirmed? (Y/N)
- Name (location, role) Confirmed? (Y/N)
- Name (location, role) Confirmed? (Y/N)
- others?
- Other considerations
- Contributor V can offer a living room for evening social gatherings.
- Contributor W has a car and is willing to do airport pick-ups.
- Contributor X needs as much advance notice as possible.
- Contributor Y has a schedule that is better on Fridays than on Tuesdays, and prefers weekend times after 4:28 AM.
- Contributor Z is allergic to peanuts.
Logistics
Snacks/Beverages: Details go here.
Lunch: Details go here.
Dinner: Details go here.
Budget
If you want funding from Red Hat, ask the OSAS team. If you can find other ways to fund your FAD, that's great too! Ticket for Fedora Council trac
Attendee | Status | Arrival | Departure | ~Travel cost | Hotel | Notes | Funding request (US $) |
1. Carlos Munoz | NA | TBD | TBD | 0 | 0 | RH | |
2. Jens Petersen | NA | TBD | TBD | 0 | 0 | RH | |
3. Alex Eng | NA | TBD | TBD | 0 | 0 | RH | |
4. Michelle Kim | NA | TBD | TBD | 0 | 0 | RH | |
5. Pravin Satpute | NA | TBD | TBD | RH | 265 | 0265 | |
6. Peng Wu | NA | TBD | TBD | 450 | 265 | 0715 | |
7. Parag Nemade | NA | TBD | TBD | 700 | 265 | 0965 | |
8. Mike Fabian | NA | TBD | TBD | 650 | 265 | 0915 | |
9. anish | NA | TBD | TBD | 700 | 265 | 0965 | |
10. Noriko Mizumoto | NA | TBD | TBD | 770 | 265 | 1035 | |
11. Ani Peter | NA | TBD | TBD | 700 | 265 | 0965 | |
Total | 3970 | 1855 | 5825 |
- Travel: $A $3970 for airfare, bus, train, etc. funding needed to get attendees to the FAD
- Housing: $B $1855 for hotel, etc. needed to have attendees sleep during the FAD.
- RH : 5 Attendees are directly sponsored by Red Hat Globalization group.
- link to hotel room booking website, if applicable
- Space: Red Hat facility in Toyko office.
- address and travel details for the space
- Social Events: $C 2 Working Lunch + 1 Dinner for FAD participants. $500
- Supplies:
- Not presently.
Total budget: $(A+C) = 5825 + 500 = $6325
Hotels
Name | Cost | TEL | Address | Map |
Hotel Excelent Ebisu | > 78 USD | +81-3-5458-0087 | 1-9-5 Ebisunishi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0021 Japan | https://goo.gl/maps/biUUr |
Cerulean Tower Hotel | > 237 USD | +81-3-3476-3000 | 26-1 Sakura-gaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku,Tokyo 150-8512 Japan | https://goo.gl/maps/viGBE |
Shibuya Excel Hotel Tokyu | > 144 USD | +81-3-5457-0109 | Shibuya Mark City Building, 1-12-2, Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0043 Japan | https://goo.gl/maps/L8j6K |
The Strings by intercontinental | > 227 USD | +81-3-5783-1111 | 26-32F Shinagawa East One Tower, 2-16-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8282 JAPAN | https://goo.gl/maps/klIQA |
Hilton Tokyo | > 225 USD | +81-3-3344-5111 | 160-0023, SHINJUKU-KU, 6-2 NISHI-SHINJUKU 6-CHOME, JAPAN | https://goo.gl/maps/np1Fk |
The Westin Tokyo | > 254 USD | +81-3-5423-7000 | 1-4-1 MitaMeguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8580 Japan | https://goo.gl/maps/ZMB7z |
- Recommended: Hotel Excelent Ebisu. (Attendees are not restricted to recommended hotel, but any extra cost needs to be self covered)
- Note that Cost shows the approximate rates for cheaper one. not reflecting to the actual rates during the period nor for sharing room.