NobutoMURATA
Summary
As a member of Japanese LoCo Team, I attended FOSS events and made presentations to promote Ubuntu.
- I wrote articles about Ubuntu in Japan.
Launchpad ID
What I've done
Appearance in Events
Offline Meetings
Background information about Offline Meeting:
The events are organized by Ubuntu Japanese LoCo Team and usually attended by 60 people. Attendees can install Ubuntu to their computers with LiveCDs, USBs, SD cards or PXE. Besides they can listen in some presentations about Ubuntu.
Ubuntu Offline Meeting Tokyo 9.04 (2009-04-25)
- As a staff
- As an install help staff - I assisted some people who have never installed Ubuntu.
- As a presenter - I made the presentation titled "Let's join Ubuntu Community" (for 25 minutes) which contains "How to sign up for Launchpad, Forums, Wiki, Mailing list and IRC" and "How to report bugs using Apport".
Slides: Docstoc.com, PDF
Ubuntu Offline Meeting Tokyo 9.08 (2009-08-01)
- As a staff
Ubuntu 10.10 Release Party Tokyo (2010-11-06)
- As an organizer
Pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/106468260551425064278/Ubuntu1010ReleasePartyTokyo#
Open Source Conference
Background information about Open Source Conference:
- The events tour a city a month throughout Japan. People who have an interest in FOSS not only Ubuntu are coming.
Open Source Conference 2009 Kansai (2009-07-10,11)
- As a booth staff - I distributed Ubuntu CDs and explained what Ubuntu is, or answered questions about Ubuntu from visitors.
Open Source Conference 2009 Nagoya (2009-08-22)
- As a booth staff
As a presenter - I made the presentation titled "Ubuntu 9.10 Early Preview"(for 45 minutes) with our LoCo leader, JunKobayashi.
Slides: Docstoc.com, PDF
Open Source Conference 2010 Tokyo Spring (2010-02-26,27)
- As a booth staff
Open Source Conference 2010 Sendai (2010-05-22)
Open Source Conference 2010 Kansai@Kyoto (2010-07-09,10)
As a booth staff - I prepared a paper which explains how to install Ubuntu, and distribute it. (PDF)
Open Source Conference 2010 Nagoya (2010-08-07)
Open Source Conference 2010 Tokyo Fall (2010-09-10,11)
- As a booth staff
Ubuntu Hour
- I have kept holding Ubuntu Hour twice a month in Tachikawa city since September 2010. Usually, 3 or 4 people are coming.
Sending Patches
Translations
Deja Dup (featured in Ubuntu Software Center): https://launchpad.net/deja-dup/+topcontributors
Team Reporting
I have been responsible for submitting team reports of JapaneseTeam since December 2010.
Writing
Book
- "Ubuntu Linux入門キット 10.04対応"(Ubuntu Linux Introduction Kit 10.04)
This book is the revised version of "Ubuntu Linux入門キット 8.04対応" written by JunKobayashi.
Magazines
Ubuntu Magazine Japan
Background information about Ubuntu Magazine Japan:
- The magazine is the first one specialized for Ubuntu in Japan. It is widely sold at book stores throughout Japan and published about 4 times a year.
Vol.01: I wrote about 6 pages.
Vol.02: 12 pages
Vol.03: 15 pages
Vol.04: 14 pages
Vol.05: 16 pages
Software Design
June 2010 issue
- "How to setup pulseaudio remote functions on headless Ubuntu server" using 4 pages as the series "Ubuntu Monthly Report"
July 2010 issue
- This issue includes Ubuntu CD. I wrote the article which explains how to install Ubuntu using 2 pages.
November 2010 issue
"Save your electricity bill with PowerNap and PowerWake" using 4 pages as the series
Online
Ubuntu Weekly Recipe
Background information about Ubuntu Weekly Recipe:
This is a weekly series to introduce recipes for maximizing Ubuntu life quality. Ubuntu Japanese LoCo members take charge of the series respectively.
How to use a presentation tool, Impressive.(2009-09-16)
How to organise your photos with a rename tool, PyRenamer(2009-09-23)
Let's master GNOME panel.(2009-09-30)
How to live together with other OSs, with LiveCD, VirtualBox.(2009-11-04)
How to live together with other OSs, with a separate partition, Wubi.(2009-11-11)
How to live together with other OSs, with GRUB.(2009-11-18)
How to edit images from command line with ImageMagick.(2009-12-23)
Let's backup your system easily with Deja Dup.(2010-01-06)
How to edit your videos with PiTiVi.(2010-01-13)
How to transfer your system sound with PulseAudio.(2010-01-27)
Let's use TV recorders from Ubuntu, DLNA client.(2010-02-17)
Let's use TV recorders from Ubuntu, downloading video files to Ubuntu.(2010-03-03)
How to backup your whole system with Clonezilla.(2010-05-12)
Consider 3 points upgrading to 10.04.(2010-05-19)
Let's use Google services from command line with GoogleCL.(2010-07-14)
Let's use a simple dock, Docky.(2010-07-28)
How to use Wake-on-LAN with PowerWake, gWakeOnLan.(2010-08-25)
How to use public WiFi services from Ubuntu.(2010-09-01)
How to purchase Ubuntu goods on Canonical Store.(2010-09-15)
Ubuntu specific side of Firefox(2010-09-22)
How to get CD images in various ways, HTTP, physically and BitTorrent.(2010-09-29)
How to get CD images in various ways, zsync and jigdo.(2010-10-06)
How to use Ubuntu on Japanese VPS service, Sakura-no VPS.(2010-10-13)
Intoduction of new interface, Unity.(2010-10-20)
Miscellaneous
I offered the pronunciation file of Japanese word "屏風"(Byobu) to the byobu developer
Future plans
- keep attending and organizing events to promote Ubuntu.
- keep translating and documenting.
carry information what Japanese LoCo and people do to the world through Planet Ubuntu.
Testimonials
Nobuto is one of the greatest Ubuntu evangelist in Japanese community. In particular, he organize a regular event "Ubuntu Hour in Tachikawa" for the purpose of creating opportunity to face Japanese - a beginner and a advanced - users. I believe that he and his work play an important role in the grouth of Ubuntu community. -- cosmos-door 2010-11-20 05:05:44