On June 28th, 2011,
Japan Open Source Software Promotion Forum announced in
their Japanese press release that they provide free OpenOffice.org CDs to support people and their reconstruction efforts in the areas devastated by the quake and the tsunami.
They launched
the special site called "phoenix" and explained what they provide.
Volunteers from the oss forum provide email support service (ooo-supporter at ossforum.info).
Also if a user tweets using hashtag #ossforum, he/she will be supported by the volunteers.
They provide 3 types of OpenOffice.org CD.
Type A: Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS + Japanese Remix + OpenOffice.org 3.2.0
Type B: Kubuntu 10.04.2 LTS + OpenOffice.org 3.2.0
Type C: OpenOffice.org installer + OpenOffice.org 3.3.0 for Windows
I have got the OpenOffice.org CDs. Here you go.
About reconstruction and opensource software demand and OpenOffice.org CD demand, I am talking with people who I have visited in the devastated areas such as Miyako, Yamada, Otsuchi, Kamaishi, Ofunato, Rikuzentakata, Kesennuma and others.
We are planning to distribute those CDs to those who want to use them.
We are further planning to create an original opensource Office software CD or DVD in each devastated area and sell them to people in many parts of Japan and the world.
In the near future we would like to develop User training program, Supporter program, Consultant program and so on. Then devastated area's local governments will be happy to adopt Opensource Office software. SMB in the local areas will also adopt them.
Opensource business can be a local industry which can employ many people.
You see what the people in the devastated areas really need now!
It's Job!
For quick and real reconstruction we would like to contribute to Job Creation.
