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| == Background == In 2003/4 I started helping out with the Firefox project. This was my first real Open Source collab experience and I started by helping the new (and very few) Danish users on the Danish support forum. Soon I also translated extensions and made artwork for a primarily Danish and Scandinavian audience. The Firefox experience really gave me a taste of Open Source, and it was not long before I got involved in several other projects. The OSS project which I definitely spent most time on after og alongside the Firefox project, was the translation of Open Office into Danish. This was in the 1.x days, and a lot have happened since then - especially peoples view on the office suite which is no longer seen as immature and very inferior to Microsoft Office. So in 2005 I made a decision and wanted to move to Linux. Ubuntu was not that much a deal at that time, so at first my focus was directed to Mandrake (now Mandriva) and Fedora. But problems with my CD-Rom drive made me seek for help in my local Linux community (http://oejlug.dk), and a very friendly person decided to come by and help me out. We found the problem and a solution, and on his advice I decided to try Ubuntu 5.04 (Hoary Hedgehog). I was not all that enthusiastic by Hoary, but it kept growing on my. When Dapper entered the stage, it was a point of no return :) |
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| '''My Danish Forum profile''': http://ubuntudanmark.dk/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2 | |
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| When Dapper was released and my legs at the same was swept away, I decided to become a part of the Ubuntu community by actively contributing to the project. | * I'm the founder and site administrator of the main Danish Ubuntu site and forum, which I created in 2006 and have been working with ever since (http://ubuntudanmark.dk/forum) * Besides creating the support forum I also support through various channels like IRC and other forums * Member of the Danish LoCo Team * I have created Danish artwork to be used with releases * I have created artwork to be used for advocacy in the form of banners, profile avatars and other stuff (http://ubuntudanmark.dk/?action=artwork) * I have previously been involved with Danish translations (part Ubuntu - most Open Office) * I have created the Danish Marketing Group (which need another push) |
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| At first I helped out with translations but long time disagreements on language politics wore me out and decided to ut my efforts elsewhere. I turnede to the marketing groups which at that time had all communications on a web forum, and not on the mailing list as they later turned to. Among other things I was a part of the small group which concretely started to make a Ubuntu magazine. I actually do not know, if FullCircle Magazine is the result of that initial work back then. | |
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| My ,with no comparison, biggest contribution though, came when I decided to make my own Danish website (http://ubuntudanmark.dk) promoting Ubuntu in Denmark and helping new Danish Ubuntu users. At the time there was not much activity in the Danish LoCo team, so it was much easier to just make it myself. The website and forum (a Danish equivalent to ubuntuforums.org), which take almost all my 'Ubuntu time', has been very successful is by far the largest Danish Ubuntu site and the second largest Linux related site in Denmark. |
== My plans with Ubuntu in the near future == |
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| Besides than just maintaining the website and keep the forums clean, organized and well-functioning we also launch different sub-project on the website from time to time. If you want to keep yourself updated on new events on the Ubuntudanmark forum you can subscribe to my blog where I will announce major events related to ubuntudanmark.dk: htt://blog.martinpihl.dk. | Currently I'm making plans and roadmaps with other participants of the Danish local community on some new initatives. This include: |
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| == Vision of Ubuntu in the future == | * Kick-starting the Marketing group * To start a kind of Danish Ubuntu ambassadorship - which, if succesful, could extend into a mentorship * A Danish equivalent to Ubuntu Open Week, all though with focus on teaching new active Ubuntueros (in Danish) about Ubuntu and how to become active within the different kind of groups. The sessions would include people from different kind of OSS projects. * Making the Danish LoCo an entity which is capable of making different kind of relationships with other groups and organisations * A partnership with an humanitarian organisation to collect and prepare old computers with Ubuntu and to ship them to Africa where needed. |
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| Denmark is one of the most advanced nations in the world when it comes to the use of Information Technology. This is also one of the reasons why several of the biggest software companies in the world place development departements here. Microsoft has based its largest development departement outside of the USA in Denmark, where it currently employs about 900 people. | To sum up, my primary focus and greatest challenge is to get the Danish LoCo team more organized and thus more efficient |
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| Although being one of the worlds leading IT nations Denmark has one of Europe's lowest Open Source Software adoption rates with Firefox only having about 10% marketshare. Being one of the richest nations in the world also makes it easier for Microsoft to sell its Office suite here, making it more difficult for e.g. Open Office to compete. | == In the more distant future :-) == |
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| Thus, I have three primary goals: | Denmark hosts Microsoft's largest development center outside of the US with its 900 employees, and though being one of the top five countries in the world when measuring use of technology, Denmark is also one of the European countries which uses Open Source software the less. |
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| 1) Increase the overall marketshare of Open Source Software in Denmark with Ubuntu as the front runner 2) With roots in ubuntudanmark.dk to get rid of Bug#1 in Denmark 3) Creating the potential of commercial interests in Ubuntu development and support. The first to goals is very broad but contains a lot of sub-project which I implement through ubuntudanmark.dk and the Danish LoCo team. Number three is a crucial one as there is no companies in Denmark today who has commercial interest in Ubuntu, thus delimiting Ubuntus marketshare with private users as well as companies and institution. So basically two things need to be done: Develop the Danish community so more people put efforts in contributing to Ubuntu in one way or the other, and establish the conditions where more people can make a living of doing Ubuntu related work (either as a developer, support or other). == Work and Studies == I have a background from Aarhus University where I mainly studied Aesthetics And Culture and supplemented it with Multimedias. However, I did not finish my studies but still took a lot of knowledge with my. A the moment I works in Technical Support in a Danish software company which develops Content Management Systems and hosts websites. I work primarily with server-related issues, but also support the software itself. I have previously worked as a producer/project manager in the theatre/music business. Together with a director I've established several bigger projects with up to 100 employees and volunteers, and also had a company of my own which made cultural projects. = My OSS Projects = Currently: *http://ubuntudanmark.dk (takes all time) Previously: *UbuntuMarketing (#ubuntu-marketing) *Ubuntu Translations None-Ubuntu OSS work: *Firefox (2003-06) *Open Office (2005) *Translation of various projects) - Feel free to visit the Danish Ubuntu users at our IRC channel #ubuntu-dk @ freenode or on our forums: http://ubuntudanmark.dk/forum |
So beside building a strong Danish LoCo Team, I see it as neccessary at some point creating (or supporting somehow) the grounds for commercial development and support. We might not be able to create 900 paid Ubuntu related jobs in the next decade or two, but the goal is nevertheless to have as many people making a living working with Ubuntu (and other OSS projects) as possible. |
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Detalis of myself
Name: Martin Pihl Age: 27 Nationality: Danish Email: martinpihl@gmail.com My Launchpad profile: https://launchpad.net/~martinpihl My blog: http://blog.martinpihl.dk My Danish Forum profile: http://ubuntudanmark.dk/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2
My Ubuntu work
* I'm the founder and site administrator of the main Danish Ubuntu site and forum, which I created in 2006 and have been working with ever since (http://ubuntudanmark.dk/forum) * Besides creating the support forum I also support through various channels like IRC and other forums * Member of the Danish LoCo Team * I have created Danish artwork to be used with releases * I have created artwork to be used for advocacy in the form of banners, profile avatars and other stuff (http://ubuntudanmark.dk/?action=artwork) * I have previously been involved with Danish translations (part Ubuntu - most Open Office) * I have created the Danish Marketing Group (which need another push)
My plans with Ubuntu in the near future
Currently I'm making plans and roadmaps with other participants of the Danish local community on some new initatives. This include:
* Kick-starting the Marketing group * To start a kind of Danish Ubuntu ambassadorship - which, if succesful, could extend into a mentorship * A Danish equivalent to Ubuntu Open Week, all though with focus on teaching new active Ubuntueros (in Danish) about Ubuntu and how to become active within the different kind of groups. The sessions would include people from different kind of OSS projects. * Making the Danish LoCo an entity which is capable of making different kind of relationships with other groups and organisations * A partnership with an humanitarian organisation to collect and prepare old computers with Ubuntu and to ship them to Africa where needed.
To sum up, my primary focus and greatest challenge is to get the Danish LoCo team more organized and thus more efficient
In the more distant future :-)
Denmark hosts Microsoft's largest development center outside of the US with its 900 employees, and though being one of the top five countries in the world when measuring use of technology, Denmark is also one of the European countries which uses Open Source software the less.
So beside building a strong Danish LoCo Team, I see it as neccessary at some point creating (or supporting somehow) the grounds for commercial development and support. We might not be able to create 900 paid Ubuntu related jobs in the next decade or two, but the goal is nevertheless to have as many people making a living working with Ubuntu (and other OSS projects) as possible.
Please also visit
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MartinPihl (last edited 2009-12-11 11:10:34 by 0139100122)