Let's start a game and again.

Once again, I attended Gnome Asia Summit 2016.  I'm very eager to attend it every year.  This year is even more special because it was held in India, a historic and secret country.
再一次我參與了GNOME.Asia Summit 的盛會，每一次的盛會總是會讓我有無限的期待，特別是這一次的活動是辦在充滿歷史與神秘色彩的國家印度。

The opening session in each year always shows the different culture in the hosted country.  Though all of us come from different countries and areas, but we were all in the world of open source.
每一次的開幕儀式，呈現了不同國家的文化和會議形式，但是當您看到了台上 GNOME committee的笑容與分享，雖然我們來自於不同的國度，不同的文化背景，但這一刻因為自由軟體，因為GNOME 我們一起融和在共創共享的文化裡。

This year I went to Gnome Asia Summit with Professor Tsung-Heng Chi.  We were very impressive to see that the organizer this year were very diligent with every single detail of every session.
這一次和我一起從台灣到印度交流的夥伴是真理大學的紀宗衡教授，最令我們感到驚喜的是，這一次主辦單位對每一位講師每一個活動細節的重視，讓我們感受到了無比的榮耀。

 

Even more, we were touched with the feedback from the attendees.  Look at this photo.  The sessions had been closed for more than one hour, however many people were still standing there and discussing.
而這份榮耀與感動莫過於會後與大家最真誠的互動與交流，你看，活動已經結束1個小時，這只是一個小角落，沒有椅子沒有大餐，每一個人手上只握著一杯熱奶茶，大家還熱烈的討論著而遲遲不肯離去。

Gnome Asia Summit is not only a conference for free and open source software, but also an inter flow of friendliness and different cultures.  Just like this, the cricket in India.  You can join us and play the game as long as you want, no matter where you come from and if you have had any experience about this.
每一次的 GNOME.Asia Summit 不只是自由軟體的交流，更是文化與友誼的交流，你看，這是印度的板球運動，此刻，就像自由軟體和 GNOME 帶給我們的，不論你來自哪裡，不論你是否有過往的經驗，只要你願意，你就可以和我們一起 Play the game.一起 Just for fun.

Once again, we say goodbye to each other.  However in this internet era the physical distances is no longer a problem.  It was the end of this summit, but also a start of another trip.  Next time, more people will join and go with us.
再一次，我又要再跟夥伴們道別，但相信在資訊如此發達的時代，距離將不在是我們之間的隔閡，道別只是另一個旅程的起點，雖然我們各自在地球的某個角落，但是我知道下一次的啟程將會有更多的夥伴與我同行。

Gnome.Asia 2015, here I come!

GNOME.ASIA 2015 我來了，帥吧！

看到這一張照片你就可以知道，我是如何迫不及待的想要參與這一場盛會，可惜，照片中的主角不是我，如果 GNOME.asia 2016 我還有這個榮幸與會的話，我一定要拍一張這樣的照片。

Gnome.Asia 2015, here I come!  Isn’t it cool?

This photo shows how I was eager to attend Gnome Asia 2015.  Well, no, I’m not in this photo.  If I can attend Gnome Asia 2016, I’ll definitely take a photo like this.

每一年的 GNOME.ASIA，不只是自由軟體界的盛會，更是連結科技與友誼的文化之旅，看到今年的設計就讓我聯想到去年在北京的一切，這更讓我期待明年的主辦國家會是哪一國，我們又將會看到什麼樣的創意與設計。

Gnome Asia is not only a event for free software communities, but also a trip connecting technology, culture and friendliness.  The design this year made me think of last year in Beijing.  I’m also wondering where will Gnome Asia 2016 be held, and how the design will be.

這一次的 GNOME.ASIA 在印尼，對我而言最特別的是跟老朋友 Haris 見面，2009 年我曾因為國際資訊志工活動來到印尼而認識了 Haris，很高興看到 Haris 這幾年在自由軟體的耕耘與成就，身為老朋友的我，真的是倍感榮幸與驕傲。 

This time in Indonesia, I’m especially happy to see my old friend Haris.  We knew each other in 2009, and I’m happy to see his excellent work in applying and developing open source systems these years.

看到了嗎? 這個榮幸與驕傲不只是因為 Haris 而已，更來自於這精彩時刻的每一位參與者，也許在這一群夥伴當中我顯的特別的渺小，渺小到幾乎看不到我的存在，但也因為身處其中，而深刻的感受我因社群而存在的意義與價值。

See?  I’m so honored and proud for attending this event, not only because of my old friend Haris, but also every single attendee.  I’m so small in this group, but I’m so proud to be one of this group.

來吧，讓我們再一次伸出手，不只是為 GNOME.ASIA 2015 的這一刻喝彩，更為每一年 GNOME.ASIA伸出友誼之手，連結每一個追求自由的你和我。

So, let’s applaud not only for Gnome Asia 2015, but also for every year, every one in Gnome Asia.  Our hands and hearts are always connected.

GNOME.asia 2014, I'm here.

時間過的真快，記得才分享去韓國參與GNOME.asia 2013的心得，想不到現在我要分享GNOME.asia 2014在北京的感動，每一次的心得分享，就是每一次的感動回味，為了喚起每一段精彩的回憶，我上網看大家在網路上分享的照片與心得，看著看著我做了一個決定，這一次我想從大家分享的照片，跟大家分享我回顧這些照片的感動，

Time runs fast.  It seemed not too long ago I just shared my thoughts and feelings about Gnome Asia 2013, and now I’m going to share about Gnome Asia 2014.  Every time I share my photos and feelings, I recalled many good moments.  This time I decide to use a different way -- to share my feelings via photos everyone shares.

先跟各位分享這一張由 Kat 拿著GNOME貼紙的照片作為分享的開始，看到這一張照片我想分享的是，可惜大家沒有看到這張GNOME貼紙背後的美女，當然還有旁邊綠色衣服的帥哥，這張照片也代表著，我們能夠這麼清楚的看到這些偉大的自由軟體計畫，但我們卻無法一一的認識和感謝這些幕後推手，這張照片雖然不能清楚的看到 Kat，但你仍然可以很清楚的感受到她是多麼偷悅的要將全世界最好的自由軟體計畫 GNOME 呈現在你的眼前。

Let’s start with this one: Kat held a sticker of Gnome logo.  What I want to say is that, this photo doesn’t show the beautiful girls behind the sticker clearly.  It means that, when we see all these great free software projects so clearly, we may miss all the great contributers behind these projects.  Though we can’t see Kat clearly in this photo, we can still feel the passion, and the best free software project GNOME, which she wanted to share with us.

這一次北京的朋友太有創意了，竟然可以將這麼具有歷史感的中華文化跟當代的自由軟體做一個如此完美的結合，不論是串場的鑼，還是紀念 T-shirt 上的設計，對聯上的英文書法提字，真的將中西方、傳統與科技，做了一個最完美的混搭與融合，這真的也是一種另類的文化創意上的 Happy Hacking。

This time the organizer in Beijing are so creative -- they perfectly bind ancient Chinese culture and current free software.  No matter the gong, the t-shirt, or the Chinese couplet with English on it, they are all mixed so perfectly.  This is another kind of happy hacking.

一樣是大合照，但是卻有不一樣的快樂與感動，左上角就是這一次大會能順利成功的幕後英雄，站在舞台上的這一刻，所有的辛苦都已過去，你們值得大家給你們最熱列的掌聲。

There are four group photos here, but each one has different meanings.  The upper left one is all the heroes behind the scene.  When you stand on the stage, all your efforts and dreams are realized, and you deserve the honor and applause.

看到了右上角這一張照片，應該是此行我最大的遺憾吧：(　我想我應該搭更早的飛機，參與會議前的Beginner's Guide培訓，這樣我就有機會獲得生平第一張自由軟體的證書：)

The upper right one is my biggest regret in this trip.  I should go to Beijing earlier so that I can attend the beginner’s guide training course, so that I could get my first certification of free software in my life.

終於有機會在右下角的大合照中擠進了一個小小位子，也因為這樣的大合照更讓人覺得個人的渺小，這時候的心裡反射出投影片的文字，謝謝，謝謝GNOME，謝謝自由軟體，讓我成為共創共享世界的一份子。

Finally, I show up in the lower right group photo.  This group photo made individual so small.  At that moment the two words on the slide were also in my mind: Thank you.  Thank you Gnome.  Thank you free software.

左下角的照片似乎笑容比前三張大合照更燦爛，我想這個原因就是，因為，前三張照片所經歷的一切，所以我們知道為何而開心，我們將一起再次邁向下一次的挑戰，長城我們來了！

The smiles in the lower left photo are so shining.  It should be because all the moments from the previous three photos, so we know why we’re happy.  We’ll be together to face the next challence.  Here we are, the Great Wall!

INDONESIA? GNOME.asia 2015?

YES，如果我有投票權的話，我一定會投 INDONESIA 一票，很期待一年之後我可以再次分享參與 GNOME.asia 的感動。

YES, if I have the right to vote, I’ll certainly vote for Indonesia.  I wish I can attend and share the deepest touch in my mind next year, in Indonesia.

GNOME ＆ Footprint, Korea ＆ Impression

This is my second time to attend GNOME Asia Summit.  I'm happy to see and talk with so many GNOME users from all over the world.  Special thanks to Karen Sandler and Allan Day from GNOME Foundation, they made me understand more about the present and the future of GNOME.

When I knew that GNOME Asia Summit started to call for paper, there were two different voices in my mind.  First, I had a great time in the GNOME Asia Summit 2012 in Hong Kong, so I expected to attend it again.  On the other hand, this is a great summit of free and open source software, but I'm not a developer.  Linus Torvalds once said, "Talk is cheap.  Show me the code."  I had never contributed a single line of code to any free and open source software, how can I stand on the stage and give a speech to all of the GNOME users?

Thanks to Max, he encouraged me at the moment when I was about to give up.  Finally I decided to submit my paper.  I was so excited when I knew that my paper was accepted.  I then understand that, the world of free and open source software is very open.  I don't need to be a developer to share something to you.

Since this is my second time to attend GNOME Asia Summit, I met many friends who I knew last year, especially Anish.  Before going to Korea, he came to Taiwan for a few days, and I was honored to take him to walk around Taipei.  We talked much about free and open source software, and our experiences attending GNOME's events.  When we went to Korea, it was Anish's turn to take me walk around Souel.  We had a great time.

No doubt, the 2700 seconds in my session made me very nervous, and it was a very good experience to me too.  

In Taiwan we don't have many chances to face so many free and open source software users and developers to give a speech, not to mention to speak in English.  At first I wondered how many people would understand my bad English.  However, what impressed me was that, many people were interested in what I shared, and we had a deep discussion after the session.  I'm especially impressed with Bin Li and Tong Hui from Beijing, who were still discussing with Max about the questions I mentioned in my speech, after they went back to the hotel.

Before going to Korea, I expected to visit some schools in Souel, and would like to know how they use free and open source software in their campus.  It was a pity that we didn't get it.  I don't know how many people will see my article.  If you are reading my article, and you are also interested in promoting free and open source software in campuses, I hope that you can come to Taiwan to see how we do it.  Please feel free to contact with me. I hope that I can have more things to share next year in GNOME Asia Summit.

這是我第二次參與GNOME.Asia Summit的盛會，很高興因為這一場盛會讓我可以和來自各地的 GNOME user 交流，特別是可以直接與 GNOME Foundation 的 Karen Sandler 以及 Allan Day 對談，也因此可以更了解 GNOME 的現在與未來。

回想起當時我一知道 GNOME.Asia Summit 開始 call for paper 時，我心裡出現了兩個矛盾的聲音，一個是因為去年在香港我第一次參加了 GNOME.Asia Summit 2012的美好回憶，讓我很期待今年可以再參與，但我心裡的另一個聲音則是，這是一個自由軟體的盛會，我並不是一個技術人，記得 Linus Torvalds 曾說過“Talk is cheap. Show me the code. ”，以這個標準來看，我一點貢獻也沒有，我更沒有資格可以站在台上與大家分享什麼。就在這個放棄的聲音超過了想參加的想法時，很感謝 Max 的適時鼓勵，最後我還是決定投稿，很幸運的我的分享主題通過了審查，心裡面真的是既興奮又感動，原來在自由軟體的世界裡非技術人也可以有上台分享的機會。

由於這是第二次參與 GNOME.Asia Summit 的活動，因此雖然是第一次到韓國，但是因為有不少的朋友去年就見過面，所以今年再見面時就格外的親切，特別是 Anish ，這一次他從印度飛往韓國前還特別先到台灣停留了幾天，而我也當了 Anish 的一日導遊，帶他到台北到處逛逛，因此就有更多的時間交流彼此使用自由軟體及參與 Gnome 活動的心得，有趣的是到了韓國 Anish 成了我的導遊。

亳無疑問，此行最令人緊張的一刻就是上台分享的這2700秒，對我而言這是一個非常難得的經驗，因為在台灣很難得有機會可以面對這麼多來自其他國家的自由軟體同好，並且是用我最不熟悉的英語演講，原本以為我的破英語應該沒有多少人聽的懂，想不到我分享後，既然還有不少的夥伴對我分享的主題有興趣，並且在會後還一起深入討論，特別是來自北京的 Bin Li 和 Tong Hui 連回到飯店都還連同 Max 在研究我提出來的問題，真是太感動了。

這一次來韓國之前我很期待可以到韓國的學校參訪與交流，並希望能進一步學習韓國校園是如何推動自由軟體，但可惜最後還是沒有安排上，我想這應該是我這一次來韓國覺得最可惜的地方，不知道會不會有國外的朋友看到我的這一篇文章，如果你正在看這一篇文章，而且也跟我一樣對校園自由軟體的推動有興趣，如果有機會到台灣，你也希望可以到台灣校園看看，非常歡迎各位可以跟我聯絡，我一定會盡力安排相關的交流活動，更期待 GNOME.Asia Summit 2014 可以再與大家相聚。