MartinPihl
Background
In 2003/4 I started helping out with the Firefox project. This was my first Open Source 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 
Detalis of myself
Name: Martin Pihl
Age: 27
Nationality: Danish
Email: martinpihl@gmail.com
My Launchpad profile: https://launchpad.net/~martinpihl
My blog: http://martinpihl.dk/words
My Ubuntu work
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.
At first I helped out with translations but long time diagreements 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.
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, 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.
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.
Work and Studies
Technical Supporter in a Danish software company which develops Content Management Systems and hosts websites. I work primarily with server-related issues, but also support the CMS's.
Have previously worked as a producer/project manager in the theatre/music business. Together with a director I've established several projects. I have also been engaged in politics.
My Ubuntu Projects
Currently:
Previously:
UbuntuMarketing (#ubuntu-marketing)
- Feel free to visit the Danish Ubuntu users at our IRC channel #ubuntu-dk @ freenode