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= 2012 ReApproval Application for the Greek Team (Ubuntu-gr) =

The Greek Ubuntu LoCo team started in 2005 with a simple website and a mailing list. Since then our LoCo has become one of the largest FOSS communities in Greece. We run a website, a wiki, a mailing list, a forum and an irc channel so we can exchange ideas, promote Ubuntu and FOSS in general, support users and help the development to Ubuntu. 


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== Key Details ==

 * '''Date''' - Tue, 19thJune 2012 
 * '''Team Contacts'''
  * '''George Christofis''' <geochr22@gmail.com>
  * '''Simos Xenitellis''' <simos.lists@googlemail.com>
  * '''Konstantinos Togias''' <ktogias@math.upatras.gr>
 * '''Membership''' - 461 members as of May 2012 (377 in 2010, 215 in 2008) (https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-greek-users)
 * '''Ubuntu Members''' - five of our members are Ubuntu members ([[https://launchpad.net/~simosx|simosx]], [[https://launchpad.net/~alkisg|alkisg]], [[https://launchpad.net/~ntoulasd|ntoulasd (the_eye)]], [[https://launchpad.net/~epirotes|epirotes]], [[https://launchpad.net/~medigeek|medigeek]])
 * '''Website''' - http://www.ubuntu-gr.org/ (Theme redesigned)
 * '''Forum''' - http://forum.ubuntu-gr.org/ (New default theme added)
 * '''Wiki''' - http://wiki.ubuntu-gr.org/
 * '''Launchpad's Profile''' - https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-greek-users
 * '''Local Community Team Portal''' - http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/ubuntu-greek-users
 * '''Mailing List''' - ubuntu-gr on lists.ubuntu.com (https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-gr/)
 * '''IRC''' - #ubuntu-gr @ irc.freenode.net (irc://freenode/ubuntu-gr) 
 * '''Webchat''' - http://www.ubuntu-gr.org/webchat/
 * '''Planet''' - http://planet.ubuntu-gr.org/
 * '''Pastebin''' - http://pastebin.ubuntu-gr.org/
 * '''Photo gallery''' - http://www.ubuntu-gr.org/photogallery/
== Our Projects ==
 * '''Troubleshooting''' - http://troubleshooting.ubuntu-gr.org/
 * '''Imagebin''' - http://imagebin.ubuntu-gr.org/ - 1600+ Uploads during first year (7/2011)
 * '''Dmesg parser''' - http://forum.ubuntu-gr.org/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=22124&http#p230101 - a program that evaluates dmesg messages (Alpha state)
== Statistics ==
 * ''[[https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-gr/|Mailing List]]'' - More than 430 mailing list members and 5000 messages in total (in 2010, 350 mailing list members and about 2,000 posts)
 * ''[[http://forum.ubuntu-gr.org/|Forum ]]'' - 9,500 members posted 240,000 posts in 21,000 topics (since the start in May 2008)

== Roadmap ==

 1. Organise more meetings (non-virtual) of our members.
 2. Recruit new members to take leading roles in the community.
 3. Complete the translation of Ubuntu Manual to Greek and make it broadly available in electronic and print form.
 4. Assist our top contributors to apply for Ubuntu Members.

== Activities 2010-2012 ==

 * '''__Ubuntistas__'''
||<^>The Magazine of Ubuntu Greek Community<<BR>> ([[http://ubuntistas.ubuntu-gr.org|Official Site]]) <<BR>><<BR>> 14 Issues since November 2008||[[http://files.ubuntu-gr.org/ubuntistas/pdfs/Ubuntistas_Issue_9_May_June_July_2010.pdf|{{http://files.ubuntu-gr.org/ubuntistas/covers/ubuntistas_Issue_9.png}}]] [[http://files.ubuntu-gr.org/ubuntistas/pdfs/Ubuntistas_Issue_10_August_September_October.pdf|{{http://files.ubuntu-gr.org/ubuntistas/covers/ubuntistas_Issue_10.png}}]] [[http://files.ubuntu-gr.org/ubuntistas/pdfs/Ubuntistas_Issue_11_January_February_March_2011.pdf|{{http://files.ubuntu-gr.org/ubuntistas/covers/Ubuntistas_Issue_11.png}}]] [[http://files.ubuntu-gr.org/ubuntistas/pdfs/issue12.pdf|{{http://files.ubuntu-gr.org/ubuntistas/covers/cover12.jpg}}]][[http://files.ubuntu-gr.org/ubuntistas/pdfs/issue13.pdf|{{http://files.ubuntu-gr.org/ubuntistas/covers/ubuntistas_Issue_13.png}}]] [[http://files.ubuntu-gr.org/ubuntistas/pdfs/issue_14new.pdf|{{http://files.ubuntu-gr.org/ubuntistas/covers/ubuntistas_Issue_14.png}}]]||

 * '''__Conferences/Festivals__'''
||<|2>'''FOSSCOMM''' ||Booth and two presentations from our members at [[http://patras.fosscomm.gr|FOSCOMM 2011]] at Patra and [[http://serres.fosscomm.gr/|FOSCOMM 2012]] at Serres. FOSCOMM is the Greek FLOSS communities conference. More photos [[http://www.ubuntu-gr.org/content/fosscomm-2012|here]]. ||<-2>{{http://www.ubuntu-gr.org/files/imagecache/preview/photos/DSC02041.jpg|Ubuntu booth at Serres 2012|width=350}} ||

||<|2>'''Openfest''' ||Booth from our members at [[http://openfest.teipir.gr|OpenFest 2011]] at TEI of Piraeus. Openfest is a festival for open source software in Greek educational community. It is organized by postgraduate students from the Department of Electronic Computer Systems Engineering of TEI of Piraeus. More photos [[http://www.ubuntu-gr.org/openfest-2011-tei-peiraia|here]]. ||<-2>{{https://www.ubuntu-gr.org/files/imagecache/preview/photos/Screenshot46.png|Ubuntu booth at Openfest 2011 2012|width=350}} ||
 * '''__Other events__'''
||<|2>'''preRelease party & Presentation for Unity''' || An open meeting in Athens from our members with a presentation about Unity and the oncoming new Release. The aim of this event was to discuss about Ubuntu and to introduce Ubuntu to the populace. More photos [[http://www.ubuntu-gr.org/content/%CF%83%CF%85%CE%BD%CE%AC%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%B7-%CE%BC%CE%B5%CE%BB%CF%8E%CE%BD-%CE%B1%CE%B8%CE%AE%CE%BD%CE%B1-%CF%80%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B7-%CF%80%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%B2%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%BD-%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82-unity|here]]. ||<-2>{{http://www.ubuntu-gr.org/files/imagecache/preview/photos/HPIM0247.resized.JPG|Our members are smiling|width=350}} ||

||'''Ubuntu-gr in Kastoria''' ||Members of our community participated in an event dedicated in Ubuntu which organized by Kastoria's Linux team (March 2012). More photos [[http://www.ubuntu-gr.org/content/%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%83%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%AC-%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%AF%CE%B4%CE%B1-ubuntu-1732012|here]].||<-2>{{http://www.ubuntu-gr.org/files/photos/P3170084.JPG|@Kastoria's Linux team place|width=350}} ||

|| '''Ubuntu-gr in Koropi''' || Members attended a technology meetup at the Municipality of Koropi and presented the Ubuntu-gr community.([[http://www.ubuntu-gr.org/content/%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%B9%CF%87%CF%84%CE%B7-%CF%80%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%83%CE%BA%CE%BB%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%B7-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%B4%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%85-%CE%BA%CE%BF%CF%81%CF%89%CF%80%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%85-%CF%83%CE%B5-%CE%BD%CE%B5%CE%B5%CF%82-%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%87%CE%BD%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%B5%CF%82-linux-%CE%BA%CF%84%CE%BB|photos]]) ||

 * '''__Ubuntu Global Events__''' 
||'''Ubuntu Global Jam''' ||<style="width: 80%; text-align: left;"> Our community participated in [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam|Ubuntu Global Jam]] on 4th March 2012 in Athens and on 2nd April 2011 in Preveza. ||
||'''Release parties''' ||<style="width: 80%; text-align: left;"> Release parties are organized in every release to places all around Greece.||


 * '''__Translation project__'''
|| '''Translation teams''' ||<style="width: 80%; text-align: left;">  Our community manage two translation teams: [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-l10n-el-starters|Ubuntu Greek Translator Starters]] team with '''198''' members and [[https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-l10n-el|Ubuntu Greek Translators]] with '''31''' members. ||

|| '''Ubuntu Translations''' ||<style="width: 80%; text-align: left;"> We completed in April 2012 the translation of Ubuntu-specific packages that come with the default Ubuntu distribution. The Ubuntu 12.04 is fully translated in the [[http://91.189.93.77/stats/precise/el|Greek]] language. ||

|| '''Ubuntu Desktop Guide''' ||<style="width: 80%; text-align: left;"> We completed in December 2012 the [[https://translations.launchpad.net/ubuntu/precise/+source/ubuntu-docs/+pots/ubuntu-help/el/+translate?start=0&batch=10&show=untranslated&field.alternative_language=&field.alternative_language-empty-marker=1&old_show=new_suggestions|translation of the Ubuntu Desktop Guide into Greek]]. 25 people took part, and in 2 weeks we translated over 50,000 words. On-line documentation [[https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/ubuntu-help/index.html.el|here]]. ||

|| '''Take a tour''' ||<style="width: 80%; text-align: left;"> The web page [[http://www.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/take-the-tour|take-the-tour]] is fully translated and customized in Greek language. Click [[http://ubuntu-gr.org/ubuntu/take-the-tour/12.04/el/|here]] if you want to run Ubuntu 12.04 from your web browser in Greek language. ||
|| '''Unity poster''' ||<style="width: 80%; text-align:: left;"> We translate the english [[http://spreadubuntu.org/en/material/brochure/1204-poster|poster]] in Greek language. Here is the Greek poster as [[http://ubuntuone.com/3XlLAPV9W7N8BKaXbjVS3v|.png]], [[http://ubuntuone.com/1yw2wcGiQ68P9ccR7ful8J|.pdf]] and [[http://ubuntuone.com/4XEVCSpXlIQ5erEI05OQ61|.odp]]||

|| '''Ubuntu Translation quality testing''' ||<style="width: 80%; text-align: left;"> Several members tested the Greek translation on Ubuntu 12.04 Alpha/Beta versions and we fixed/enhanced many messages||

 * '''__Internet services__'''
|| '''Website administration and maintenance''' ||<style="width: 80%; text-align: left;"> We run a Drupal website at http://ubuntu-gr.org, a documentation Wiki at http://wiki.ubuntu-gr.org (by the [[http://wiki.ubuntu-gr.org/Community/Teams/WebsiteTeam|WebTeam]]) ||
|| '''Forum''' ||<style="width: 80%; text-align: left;"> Our [[http://forum.ubuntu-gr.org|Ubuntu-gr]] forum started in May 2008 and currently we have over 9,500 members and 240,000 posts in 21,000 threads. [[http://wiki.ubuntu-gr.org/Community/Teams/WebsiteTeam|WebTeam]] ||

|| '''Mailing list management''' ||<style="width: 80%; text-align: left;"> We run a mailing list at ubuntu-gr@lists.ubuntu.com. (moderated by Simos Xenitellis) ||

 * '''__CDs and other materials__'''
|| '''CD shipping''' ||<style="width: 80%; text-align: left;"> We distribute our [[http://wiki.ubuntu-gr.org/Community/Marketing/ReserveCds|Loco CD package]] to events all around Greece in which our community participate in but also we sent cds in many activity LUGS and Linux teams. (by Zissis Vardakas and [[https://launchpad.net/~geochr|George Christofis]]) ||

|| '''Canonical gift''' ||<style="width: 80%; text-align: left;"> As an approval team we receive the [[https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuAtConferences/ApprovedTeamGift|gift]] of one PVC banner and one table cloth. ||
|| '''The Official Ubuntu Book''' ||<style="width: 80%; text-align: left;"> Our team received two books from Canonical.||

|| '''Ubuntu Brochure''' ||<style="width: 80%; text-align: left;"> [[http://spreadubuntu.neomenlo.org/el/material/brochure/%CF%86%CF%85%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%AC%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%BF-%CF%80%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%8E%CE%B8%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%B7%CF%82-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85-ubuntu|{{http://spreadubuntu.neomenlo.org/files/imagecache/-t/Screenshot-31.png}}]] ||
|| ||<style="width: 80%; text-align: left;">The brochure have been printed with the donations of LoCo team's members and delivered in all events of our community. ||

 * '''__Teams of Ubuntu-gr__'''
|| '''Ubuntistas team''' ||<style="width: 80%; text-align: left;"> This team is consist of members in aim to work in the magazine of our community. Ubuntistas team is created in September 2008 and since then the Ubuntistas magazine has 14 issues. ||

|| '''Wiki team''' ||<style="width: 80%; text-align: left;"> This team is created in September 2011 with the aim to maintain and administer our Wiki page (http://wiki.ubuntu-gr.org). The Wiki team has a project in progress to refresh the wiki. They already cleared the Wiki from pages that were old or useless and now they are trying to change its look and refresh several pages and add other. ||

|| '''Art/Graphics team''' ||<style="width: 80%; text-align: left;"> Created on September 2011, aims to design artwork for the projects of our community. Contributed updated logos, t-shirt designs, objects for MakeBot and more. The logos and newest artwork is [[http://www.ubuntu-gr.org/logos|here]]. ||

== Release Parties ==
|| '''__Ubuntu 12.04 «Precise Pangolin»__''' ||

||<-2> '''''Athens''''' 20/May/2012 ([[http://www.ubuntu-gr.org/content/athens-release-party-1204|photos]]) || {{http://www.ubuntu-gr.org/files/photos/DSC02234.resized.JPG|Athens Release party 12.04|width=340}} || '''''Lamia''''' 21/May/2012 ([[http://www.ubuntu-gr.org/content/lamia-release-party-1204|photos]]) || {{http://www.ubuntu-gr.org/files/photos/DSC_0101.JPG|Lamia Release party 12.04| height=200}} ||

|| '''__Ubuntu 11.10 «Oneiric Ocelot»__''' ||

||<-2> '''''Athens''''' 6/11/2011 ([[http://www.ubuntu-gr.org/content/athens-release-party-1110-%CE%B8%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%BF|photos]]) || {{http://www.ubuntu-gr.org/files/imagecache/preview/photos/IMG_20111106_131157.resized.jpg|Ocelot's cake on fire!|width=340}} || {{http://www.ubuntu-gr.org/files/imagecache/preview/photos/HPIM0281.resized.JPG|Athens Release party 11.10|width=340}} ||

|| '''__Ubuntu 11.04 «Natty Narwhal»__''' ||

||<-2> '''''Athens''''' 15/May/2011 ([[http://www.ubuntu-gr.org/content/release-party-1104-%CE%B1%CE%B8%CE%AE%CE%BD%CE%B1|photos]]) || {{http://www.ubuntu-gr.org/files/photos/DSC01396.resized.JPG|Athens Release party 11.04|width=340}} || '''''Thessaloniki''''' 15/May/2011 ([[http://www.ubuntu-gr.org/ubuntu-11.04-release-party-thessaloniki|photos]]) || {{http://www.ubuntu-gr.org/files/imagecache/preview/photos/DSCN1407.JPG|Thessaloniki Release party 11.04|width=340}} ||