PhilippineTeam

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Ubuntu Team Philippines

Welcome to the website of the Ubuntu Team Philippines. The Philippine Team is made up of many members from around the country, with the goal of increasing awareness (and use) of Ubuntu within the country.

The Philippines (Filipino: Pilipinas), is an island nation located in Southeast Asia, with Manila as its capital city. The Philippine Archipelago comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean.

Team Goals

Four goals were discussed and agreed upon in TeamMeeting20051026. These are long-term goals which are achievable in 10 years or as long as it is valid. Specific short-term goals that are in line with these will be discussed in succeeding meetings, or by contributing here.

  1. Spread GNU/Linux and FOSS in the Philippines using Ubuntu Goals
  2. Translate Ubuntu to Languages in the Philippines Goals
  3. Document Ubuntu Usage Patterns in the Philippines, and Provide Solutions and Support thereof
  4. Work with Other Communities in the Philippines

How to Join

Joining Ubuntu-PH is easy, you only need to do two things:

  1. Add your name to the MemberList

  2. Translate a project, Report a Bug, or Triage a Bug. Ubuntu is a community effort, and any form of contribution is very much welcome.
  3. and Join the Philippines Team in Launchpad

Seminars and Gatherings

Software Freedom Day 2007

The recently concluded Software Freedom Day 2007 was a success. It was held at the Advanced Science and Technology Institute in Manila.

Projects

Here's a summary of Ongoing and Pending Projects of Ubuntu-PH. The Projects Page has a much more detailed report for both done, pending, and ongoing projects.

Site Improvement

Reorganization of Wikipages

  • Some wikis are either outdated or incorrect. We need to either update it or delete those we don't need. A few pages would also be integrated into a single page.
  • See SiteManagement/WikiCleanup

  • Status: ongoing

Ubuntu-PH Template

  • The current theme is outdated and needs to be changed to reflect Ubuntu.com's improvement
  • We will be using Ubuntu.com's template as a base. The proposed layout is located here.

  • The template is hosted on svn://knightlust.com/ubuntu-ph/ubuntu07 and those willing to work on it will be given commit access.

  • See SiteManagement/TemplateUpdates

  • Status: ongoing

Drupal and MoinMoin Upgrade

  • This site is powered by MoinMoin and Drupal and has long since considered outdated and a possible threat to the server it's hosted on. Drupal and MoinMoin released a newer version which fixed a lot of bugs and patched known vulnerabilities.

  • Drupal's newest stable release is 5.2
  • MoinMoin newest stable release is 1.5.8

  • There was a proposal before that we have our own logo, there's a proposal now that we consider it.
  • Voting and Submission ongoing
  • Contact Person: Jucato

  • Status: ongoing
  • Projects/Logo contains the discussion page.