Fwd: An inquire about LinuxCon Japan 2015 and the possibility about hosting GNOME Asia Summit 2016 in Japan

[Naruhiko Ogasawara <naruoga@xxxxxxxxx>]

小笠原です。


ぜんぜんのオフトピですみません。

# Translator関係ないです……。


昨年、北京で開催されたGNOME.Asiaにいったら、「日本でも開催できない？」
みたいな話で盛り上がって、それでちょっとしたメールのやり取りをしました。
そのときに話したOliver Propst さんという方がメールをくれたので、GNOME
関係で一番流量があるここに転送します。

毎年やっているLinuxCon Japanに合わせる形で2016年とかにできないか、
という話なんですけど、正直日本のGNOMEコミュニティはあまり活発とは
いえない現状なのは事実ですよね。
なので例えば私が関わっているLibreOfficeコミュニティとかで共同でホスト
するとか、可能性を考えたいなと思うんですけど。

もしメールをくれた Oliver Propst さんがLinuxCon Japanに来るなら、
一緒にご飯食べながらそこら辺話す会とかを設定してもいいんじゃないかと
おもっているのですが、賛同される方はいらっしゃいますでしょうか。
メールにも書いてあるとおり、彼が来れるかどうかはまだわかりませんけども。


とりとめなくてすみません。
それでは。

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Oliver Propst <oliver.propst@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: 2015-02-05 22:33 GMT+09:00
Subject: Re: An inquire about LinuxCon Japan 2015 and the possibility
about hosting GNOME Asia Summit 2016 in Japan
To: Naruhiko Ogasawara <naruoga@xxxxxxxxx>


On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 7:26 AM, Naruhiko Ogasawara <naruoga@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Oliver,
Hi Naruhiko, (or Naruoga) sorry for not getting back to you sooner
have had a busy schedule lately.

> Ah, I remember you and we discussed about hosting GNOME.Asia in Japan.
I'm glad to hear that you remember me and our conversation.

> Personally, it's very interesting to host global event.
>
> But, honestly, nowadays GNOME people in Japan have less activities,
> and hard to host global event by themselves.  Some of OSS people in Japan
> have interest to join this, but not have a strong interest to lead this.

While its possible to do some contributions remotely and the GNOME
Asia Committee support the effort a local team needs to lead the
initiative around the Summit including tasks such as write and summit
a bid, recruit volunteers, local promotion, contact with sponsors and
other logistical things.

Its unfortunate the GNOME community in Japan is so small given the
technical interest among the population I would actually expect it to
be more activity around GNOME in Japan.

I still think it would be a very good idea to co-host the GNOME 2016
Asia summit with Linuxcon Japan 2016 but if there is no or very few
local people who is interested in such initiative it will be very hard
to do. That said its not uncommon for the local team to struggle with
this its something that is very clear from efforts around this year's
edition of the Asia Summit.

> I forgot that I told about LinuxCon Japan, but it's a quite nice idea
> if we'll host GNOME.Asia.
Its great that you think that.

> Or, my office is also in Tokyo and we can meet easily.  I might prepare
> small meeting with Japanese open source community members, to discuss
> having the global event in Japan.
Sounds interesting, have not personally deicided if I will attend the
conference and visit Japan this year or not (most do that soon).

> Thanks.
> As I mentioned before (I believe), I'm not a GNOME guy but my own
> desktop (Ubuntu Unity) uses lots of GNOME components.
> If I can help you GNOME people, it's my pleasure.
That's good to know thanks.

> Postscript1.
> Your citations (like [1]) might be dropped in the original mail.
> Could you resend them?
Of course, here they are [1] [2]

1 https://twitter.com/opropst
2 http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/linuxcon-japan

> Postscript2.
> May I forward your mail to Japanese GNOME mailing list?
Of course, or I can send a mail about it to the list. Do you anyone
personally who is involved with GNOME in Japan?
Are looking forward to hear back from you.

--
-mvh Oliver Propst


-- 
Naruhiko Ogasawara (naruoga@xxxxxxxxx)