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Approval Application for Brazil Group (ubuntu-br)

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Key Details

Experience

The Ubuntu brazilian team was started of about two and half years ago with the creation of the [http://planeta.ubuntu-br.org Planet Ubuntu Brazil] and our [http://wiki.ubuntu-br.org Wiki], since then we increase in size and quality with each user that Ubuntu wins in Brazil, and most likely we are part of the reasons of this raise.BR

On the [http://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-br Ubuntu Brazilian Users] team on Launchpad we have more than [http://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-br/+members 150 members], which all of those have signed the Ubuntu Code of Conduct.BR

With 16 Ubuntu Members, the [http://launchpad.net/~brazilianteam Brazilian Team] is one of the biggest Ubuntu teams.BR

We have [http://wiki.ubuntu-br.org/GruposRegionais Regional Teams] which are subteams that cover 16 of the 26 brazilian states. These local teams are formed to give local support and attendence to the local events that happens every month. This includes Install Fests, FLOSS Events, Local discussion meeting, etc.BR

With a centralized system, we distribute Ubuntu CDs, be passing on the ShipIt ones or burning and sending via mail for those who can't download or wait the shipit time. In this page http://wiki.ubuntu-br.org/CdsNoBrasil any user can leave his name and contact information organized by state/city to be a 'sending post' so then other users can request CDs in a colaborative way.BR

The [http://www.ubuntu-br.org Ubuntu-BR Website], has a complete reference of all the ways to get Ubuntu, get support, get involved, get knowledge and so forth. There we have a visit average of 2.500 unique visitors daily.

The Teams

  • Whe have a centralized community that works together in each segment and subteam, which are the following ones:

  • [http://wiki.ubuntu-br.org/TimeDeDocumentacao Documentation Team] - This team was created one year ago with the proposal to create, translate, organize and maintain the documentation about Ubuntu in Brazilizan Portuguese. This work is being done by the [http://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-br-doc people] of the team among the users and others contributors that are always invited to join us. Some results of this work can be found in the [http://wiki.ubuntu-br.org/Documentacao Brazilian Documentation page].

  • [http://wiki.ubuntu-br.org/TimeDeTraducao Translation Team] - The responsible to bring Ubuntu almost entirely translated in pt_BR, the default set of applications are > 90% translated as recently we did a cooperation with the Gnome-BR to get the Gnome Desktop completely translated to pt_BR directly in the upstream project, this one was coordenated by OgMaciel with Leonardo Fontenelle (from gnome) and done by the [https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntu-l10n-pt-br people] of the team.

  • [http://wiki.ubuntu-br.org/TimeDeSeguranca Security Team] - Team responsible to create documentation about security and how to hard your Ubuntu box, and also works in the translation of some critical Ubuntu Security News (usn). Most of the work done by AlexandroSilva.

What we are doing

  • Guiding the user - Trying to make the switch to Ubuntu even easier, we work hard to get the new users confortable with their new community. The current http://www.ubuntu-br.org webpage was written thinking on usability and acessibility. To say the new user where they should to start, we (docteam-br) created the [http://wiki.ubuntu-br.org/ComeceAqui Start Here] page.

  • Spread the word - With more than 30 collunists, the [http://planet.ubuntu-br.org/ Planet Ubuntu Brazil] brings the word of Ubuntu every single day to the Ubuntu Brazilian user, letting them updated about the Ubuntu news, tips and tricks and divulgating the OS aproaching new users.

  • Support - To help users to get support and involved with Ubuntu, we offer the support and discussion forum. Our a huge [http://forum.ubuntu-br.org portuguese forum] is used by people from different countries where portuguese is the main language, totalizing more than XX registered users. Another support way is the [http://wiki.ubuntu-br.org/Listas discussion lists] freely available for the community. The major list is the [http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-br ubuntu-br], where we have more than XX registered users.

  • Documentation - The main activities of the [http://wiki.ubuntu-br.org/TimeDeDocumentacao Brazilian Documentation Team] are related with creating new documentation (tutorials, tips, how-to,...) in portuguese and organizing them in the [http://wiki.ubuntu-br.org Ubuntu Brazilian Wiki]. The content is focused on new users, trying to make the instructions as easy to follow as possible once the number of new ubuntu users in Brazil is growing fast.

  • Translation - As you may know, the Translation Team is the responsible to deliver to the end user a system completely translated in their languages, and it's what the [http://wiki.ubuntu-br.org/TimeDeTraducao Ubuntu Portuguese Brazilian Translator] does.

  • Advocate - We participate of some events making [http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Presentations presentations] about the brazillian community and as to use the Ubuntu at home and yours organizations.

  • We also encourage new users to participate actively in the community. For example, each team has a wikipage explaining how to help, contribute and join the team, taking the user for the easiest way to the contribute. See the [http://wiki.ubuntu-br.org/TimeDeDocumentacao/ComoParticipar Documentation Team How To Participate page] and the [http://wiki.ubuntu-br.org/TimeDeTraducao/ComoParticipar Translation Team one], and also the [http://wiki.ubuntu-br.org/ComoParticipar general How to Participate].

Roadmap

What we plan to do

  • Increase even more each team, bring new people to help and spreading the ubuntu philosophy
  • Get Ubuntu 100% translated to PT-BR (we're on the way!)
  • Create an interaction between the Wiki and forum. It's a good way to create more documentation and at the same time offer a place where the user can solve its problem related with
  • As we are getting more traffic, visits, information volume each day (as Ubuntu gains more users every single day) we will need a new webhosting plan.
  • Do (in the next few months) our first Ubuntu-BR Open Week -- with sessions teaching how to translate, to document (something like a Open Wiki ;)) and so forth.