Presented by:

Norimitsu Sugimoto

from Debian JP Project Leader (2024)
  • a software developer.
  • a Debian user over 20 years.
  • I hold Tokyo Debian Meeting since 2016.
  • I join the Debian JP Project since 2018.
  • I become a Leader of the Debian JP Project since 2024.
No video of the event yet, sorry!

The Debian Project is a "community" that develops an "operating system." The Debian Project has local communities in each country, and in Japan the "Debian JP Project" is active as a local community. The Debian JP Project holds study sessions every month to train contributors.

I will talk about how I came to collaborate with the openSUSE developer community in Japan through these study sessions. In this talk, I will cover the following topics:

  • A brief explanation of the Debian Project
  • An introduction to the Debian JP Project
    • Purpose of the activities
    • Organizational structure and operations
    • Content of the activities
      • i18n, L10N activities (website, packages, installers, etc.) and tools used
      • Public relations activities (website, seminars, exhibitions)
      • Training
  • Training: Tokyo Debian Meeting (a place to foster contributors and connect with Debian developers)
    • Origins and history
    • Purpose of the activities
    • Content of the activities
    • Steps to become a Debian developer and PGP/GPG keysign
    • Results and problems
      • Stagnation of upstream software implementation for Japanese (i18n, L10N)
  • Conclusion
    • Collaboration and joint implementation with other OS communities such as openSUSE
    • And to XDDC

Slide file: https://speakerdeck.com/dictoss/how-i-met-the-debian-jp-study-session-and-the-opensuse-developer-community-in-japan

Date:
2024 November 2 - 14:35
Duration:
20 min
Room:
Room B
Language:
English
Track:
Cross Distro
Difficulty:
Easy

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